How to Back Up System State

If "System State" is available in the Job Configuration selection screen, select it to add system-specific information to your backup.

Note: Vault profiles, schedules, and Jobs that are associated with a physical node in a cluster can have the System Volume (SYSVOL) folder and System State backed up and restored.

If available, select the RSM database to add information about the Removable Storage Manager.

The following objects are backed up with System State in:

Windows 2008

· Registry

· COM+ Class Registration database

· Boot files

· Windows System Files

· Performance Counter

·.NET Framework

· IIS Metabase

If Installed:

· Certificate Services database

· Active Directory

· SYSVOL folder

· Cluster database and Quorum disk

· Terminal Services database

· Volume quotas

· WMI-specific state and data

· DHCP database

· WINS database

Windows Vista (and above)

· Registry

· COM+ Class Registration database

· Windows System Files

· Performance Counter

· IIS Metabase

·.NET Framework

Note: Windows Vista (and above) backups that include System State automatically include Windows System Files.

Windows 2003 Server/XP Professional

· Registry

· COM+ Class Registration database

· Boot files

· Windows System Files

· Performance Counter

· IIS Metabase

If Installed:

· Certificate Services database

· Active Directory

· SYSVOL folder

· Cluster database and Quorum disk