|-----Original Message-----
|From: Henrik Johansen [mailto:henrik AT scannet DOT dk]
|Sent: 11 May 2010 9:11 AM
|To: bacula-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
|Subject: Re: [Bacula-users] Windows 2008/2008r2 Server backup
|
|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.
[MDC] 
Thanks for the above very useful, just need to confirm that Bacula cannot do
a system state backup just using VSS
|
|
|>> 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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|Med venlig hilsen / Best Regards
|
|Henrik Johansen
|henrik AT scannet DOT dk
|Tlf. 75 53 35 00
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