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Create a Backup of the System State Using a Command Line

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can use the Wbadmin start systemstatebackup command to create a backup of the system state for a computer. A backup of the system state can only be saved to a locally attached disk (either internal or external). It cannot be saved to a DVD or to a remote shared folder. In addition, only the system state and system applications can be recovered from this backup—volumes and files cannot be recovered from this backup.

To create a system state backup by using a command line

  1. To open a command prompt with elevated privileges, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.

  2. At the prompt, type: wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backupTarget:<VolumeName> [-quiet]

    For example, to create a system state backup and save it to volume F, type: wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backupTarget:F:

Value Description

-backupTarget:<VolumeName>

Specifies the storage location for this backup. VolumeName requires the format <driveletter>:.

[-quiet]

Runs the command with no prompts to the user.

To view the complete syntax for this command, at a command prompt, type: Wbadmin start systemstatebackup /?

Additional considerations

  • To create a system state backup using Wbadmin, you must be a member of the Backup Operators or Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure.

  • System state backup is only available for the command line and is not available in the Windows Server Backup snap-in user interface. In addition, you cannot configure a scheduled backup to create system state backups. However, you can script the Wbadmin start systemstatebackup command to run backups on a schedule.

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