On 05/11/10 10:04 AM, Graham Keeling wrote:
> On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 09:51:52AM +1000, James Harper wrote:
>> With full VSS support, VSS defines the files that make up the system
>> state backup - it's a flag on the writer. Bacula handles junction
>> points perfectly.
>
> So, to get a backup with Windows 2008 that includes the system state, you need
> to set a flag on the writer.
> Do you know how to set that flag?

wbadmin can do system state backups - you do not need to set any VSS 
flags for that :

"wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:C: -quiet"

If you are storing your system state backup on C you'll need to apply 
the reg fix as pointed out in http://support.microsoft.com/kb/944530 first.

Simply put, Windows programs can register as 'VSS writers' and then get 
informed whenever a VSS snapshot is requested and act on that.


>> 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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