Section 10 - Backup & restore Windows System State

This section describes in details how to backup and restore Windows System State with OBM.

10.3 Overview

The following steps are performed during a backup job:




• Connection from the backup client to the backup server is established.
• Download the server file list from the backup server.
• Commands are issued to create the System State data:
  
  
  • Windows XP, 2003 (Ntbackup)
  • Windows Server 2008, SBS 2011 (Wbadmin)
  
  
• System State data is temporarily stored in the temporary directory specified in the backup set.
• Server and local file lists are compared to determine which file will be uploaded
• Delta file is generated for modified file (if necessary).
• Data are encrypted, compressed, and uploaded to the backup server.
• System State data is removed from the temporary directory specified in the backup set.
• Backup completed successfully.