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Marty_Resweber's avatar
17 years ago

shadow copy backup

Why would i want to backup the shadow copy of a server?  I have not done so in the past, and want to know what benefit is gained.  I do not have unlimited capacity to backup data, so i must be selective on what goes to tape.

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  • Shadow Copy Components contains things like critical Windows files, and Active Directory data.
    You need them if you want to be able to do a disaster recovery of the protected server. If you are just backing up data and not the system, then you don't need them.