Can i back my entire computer up to my server and if so how?

I would like this to be done similar to the way time capsule works. I was wondering if it is even possible to back the whole computer up to the server

Your question is short on details so I'm going to make some assumptions.
If you're asking "Can I assign Time Machine to back-up to shared storage hosted on OS X Server?" then the simple answer is yes. Time Machine supports this functionality and will recognize shares and the need for a name and password and will mount the share and back-up to it automatically.
Shares need to be marked as being Time Machine available in OS X Server so not all shares are automatically available. The only big gotcha is that Time Machine usually sees the entire volume as the available size and doesn't see user limits or quotas without jumping through some hoops. I would only recommend this practice used as as one time back-up (since your question seems to ask about a single back-up) or against actual shared partitions ensure proper compliance to server storage limitations.
HTH,
=Tod               
PS This is really an OS X Server question rather than an Xserve specific question and there is a better forum for general Server questions.

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