> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henrik Johansen [mailto:henrik AT scannet DOT dk]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2010 1:11 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.

The "system state" in Windows 2008 is really the whole C: drive plus a little 
extra information (I assume, boot sectors or the like).

So when you do this system state backup, you are basically backing up drive C: 
to itself. That is why it is disabled by default.

Secondly, backing up to a drive letter or a network share is really not a good 
idea. EVERY backup will be a full backup. When you let Windows use a dedicated 
backup hard disk, Windows Backup will only back up changes after the first full 
backup. IOW, every backup except the first is incremental.

That is why the schedule backup does not support backing up to directories.


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