====== wbadmin ======

  * [[Windows]]

==== System State Backup ====

//Server Manager :: Tools :: Windows Server Backup//

Backing up an Active Directory installation, you can create a system state backup. The backups must be saved to another physical drive connected to the server -- they cannot be done over a network share.

Start backup to D: drive:

<code>
wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:d:
</code>

Logs about backups are saved to ''C:\Windows\Logs\''

Volume Shadow Copy service must also be running.

<code>
services.msc
</code>

In case of errors, run ''diskshadow'' to see what files it may be failing on.

<code>
diskshadow /l out.txt
list writers detailed
exit
notepad out.txt
</code>