Windows operating systems

Backup Systemstate

Use the backup systemstate command to back up all bootable system state and system services components as a single object, to provide a consistent point-in-time snapshot of the system state.

Bootable system state components can include the following:

  • Active Directory (domain controller only)
  • System volume (domain controller only)
  • Certificate Server Database
  • COM+ database
  • Windows Registry
  • System and boot files
  • ASR writer

System services components can include the following:

  • Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
  • Event logs
  • Removable Storage Management Database (RSM)
  • Cluster Database (cluster node only)
  • Remote Storage Service
  • Terminal Server Licensing
  • Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
  • Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase
  • DHCP database
  • Wins database

The list of bootable system state and system services components is dynamic and can change depending on service pack and operating system features installed. Tivoli® Storage Manager allows for the dynamic discovery and backup of these components.

System state is represented by several VSS writers of type "bootable system state" and "system service". Of these, the System Writer is the largest part of the system state in terms of number of files and size of data. By default, the System Writer backup is incremental. You can use the systemstatebackupmethod option to perform full backups of the System Writer. For more information, about this option, see Systemstatebackupmethod. Tivoli Storage Manager always backs up all other writers in full.

This command also backs up ASR data for Windows clients; BIOS and UEFI boot architectures are supported.

Note:
  1. The system and boot files component of system state is backed up only if a member (file) of that component has changed since the last backup. If a member changes, the entire group of files that comprise that component are backed up.
  2. The Tivoli Storage Manager Windows client does not allow the backup of any individual component.
  3. By default, system state backups are bound to the default management class. To bind them to a different management class, use the include.systemstate option; specify all as the pattern, and specify the name of the new management class.

    For example: include.systemstate ALL BASVT2.

  4. Use the query systemstate command to display information about a backup of the system state on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
  5. Use the restore systemstate command to restore the backup of the system state from the Tivoli Storage Manager server.

Supported Clients

This command is valid for all supported Windows clients.

Syntax

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>>-Backup SYSTEMSTate------------------------------------------><

Parameters

There are no parameters for this command.

Examples

Task
Back up the system state.

Command: backup systemstate