Full Server Backup - Using WBADMIN command

Full Server Backup - Using WBADMIN command

            Windows Server 2008 also provides the wbadmin command utility to create system state backup. Perform the following steps for the system state data backup by using the webadmin command :

            -  Click the Start button and then right-click Command Promt and select the Run as administrator option.
   The Administrator: Command Promt appears.

           -   Execute the following command:

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                       wbadmin Start SystemStateBackup -backuptarget :D:
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In the preceding command:

  wbadmin : Performs backups and restores the backed up data from the command-line with the help of batch files and scripts

StartSytemStateBackup : Runs the system state backup in Windows Server 2008

-backuptarget : Specifies the backup target drive

After executing the preceding command, the Do you want to start the backup operation? [Y] [N] message appears.

Enter Y for the Yes option and press the Enter key to continue the backup process. The backup process begins and the wbadmin command creates the shadow copy of the C drive in the D drive. After the backup process is complete, the summary is displayed.