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System State Backup with wbadmin

This document provides the syntax and parameters for using the wbadmin command line tool to enable and configure Windows Server backups, start a system state recovery, and view backup versions. Key parameters for starting a system state recovery include specifying the backup version date and time, the backup target location, target machine name if backups are stored remotely, and an optional target recovery path or authoritative SYSVOL restore. Examples demonstrate basic and advanced recovery commands.

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System State Backup with wbadmin

This document provides the syntax and parameters for using the wbadmin command line tool to enable and configure Windows Server backups, start a system state recovery, and view backup versions. Key parameters for starting a system state recovery include specifying the backup version date and time, the backup target location, target machine name if backups are stored remotely, and an optional target recovery path or authoritative SYSVOL restore. Examples demonstrate basic and advanced recovery commands.

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wbadmin enable backup

[-addtarget:<BackupTargetDisk>]
[-removetarget:<BackupTargetDisk>]
[-schedule:<TimeToRunBackup>]
[-include:<VolumesToInclude>]
[-allCritical]
[-quiet]

System State Recovery:

Syntax

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wbadmin start systemstaterecovery
-version:<VersionIdentifier>
-showsummary
[-backupTarget:{<VolumeName> | <NetworkSharePath>}]
[-machine:<BackupMachineName>]
[-recoveryTarget:<TargetPathForRecovery>]
[-authsysvol]
[-quiet]

Parameters

Parameter Description

-version Specifies the version identifier for the backup to recover in


MM/DD/YYYY-HH:MM format. If you do not know the version identifier,
type wbadmin get versions.

-showsummary Reports the summary of the last system state recovery (after the
restart required to complete the operation). This parameter cannot
be accompanied by any other parameters.

-backupTarget Specifies the storage location that contains the backup or backups
you want to recover. Useful when the storage location is different
from where the backups of this computer are usually stored.

-machine Specifies the name of the computer that you want to recover the
system state for. Useful when multiple computers have been backed
up to the same location. Should be used when -backupTarget is
specified.

- Specifies the directory to restore to. Useful if the backup is


recoveryTarget restored to an alternate location.

-authsysvol If used, performs an authoritative restore of SYSVOL (the System


Volume shared directory).

-quiet Runs the subcommand with no prompts to the user.

Examples
• To perform a system state recovery of the backup from 03/31/2005 at 9:00 A.M.,

type:

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wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:03/31/2005-09:00

• To perform a system state recovery of the backup from 04/30/2005 at 9:00 A.M. that

is stored on the shared resource \\servername\share for server01, type:

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wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:04/30/2005-09:00


-backupTarget:\\servername\share -machine:server01

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