10 Backup / Restore Windows System State

Section 10 - Backup & restore Windows System State

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

10.4 How to backup Windows System State

Table of contents

10.4.1 For Windows XP, 2003 / R2

10.4.2 For Windows Server 2008 / R2 / 2012, SBS 2011

10.4.1 For Windows XP, 2003 / R2

Refer to the following instructions to backup Windows System State:

Login to the backup application's user interface.

Select the [Backup Settings] button and the button to start the New Backup Set Wizard.
Create a System State Backup set by selecting [System State Backup] from the backup set type dropdown menu.

Select [Next] to proceed.
Configure a backup schedule for unattended backups.
Select an encryption setting for your backup set.
Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of backup set.
Scheduled backup will run automatically at the configured schedule time.
Click [Backup] button on the left panel to perform a backup immediately.

10.4.2 For Windows Server 2008 / R2 / 2012, SBS 2011

Refer to the following instructions to backup Windows System State:

Login to the backup application's user interface.

Select the [Backup Settings] button and the button to start the New Backup Set Wizard.
Create a System State Backup set by selecting [System State Backup] from the backup set type dropdown menu.

Select [Next] to proceed.
Configure a backup schedule for unattended backups.

Note:
Multiple backup schedules of different types can be configured for the same backup set.

Select an encryption setting for your backup set.
Press the [OK] button to complete the configuration of backup set.
Configure the temporary directory of the System State backup set.
On the OBM main menu, press [Backup Setting], then [Options].
Click [Change] and select the temporary volume for backup.

Scheduled backup will run automatically at the configured schedule time.
Click [Backup] button on the left panel to perform a backup immediately.