On Tue, 2010-05-11 at 09:51 +1000, James Harper wrote:
> With full VSS support, VSS defines the files that make up the system  
> state backup - 

So are we saying with VSS support in bacula switched on you can backup
windows 2008 including the system state, and more importantly can you
restore the system state during a full restore.

anyone done this can confirm it works  

> it's a flag on the writer. Bacula handles junction  
> points perfectly.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On 11/05/2010, at 4:13, "Kevin Keane" <subscription AT kkeane DOT com> wrote:
> 
> > There is no such thing as "system state backup" any more in Windows  
> > 2008. It's always the whole C: drive. I'm not sure how well bacula  
> > handles it in the end. There also is the issue that Windows 2008  
> > relies heavily on junction points, which bacula doesn't handle well.
> >
> > I'm using Windows backup to an iSCSI drive, and then use bacula to  
> > back up a snapshot of that iSCSI volume.
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Michael Da Cova [mailto:mdacova AT equiinet DOT com]
> >> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2010 9:47 AM
> >> To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> >> Subject: [Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup
> >>
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> anyone have any tips recommendation on how to backup and restore
> >> windows
> >> 2008 system state, do you need to if using VSS
> >>
> >> Michael
> >>
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