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Christopher_Hay
Level 2
18 years ago

Shadow Copy Components and System State

I thought I read in the Backup Exec 10d documentation that either the System State (for Windows 2000) or Shadow Copy Components (for Windows 2003 Server) need to be backed up. I tried to locate that information in the 11d documentation, but I can't find it.

If I only back up the Shadow Copy Components for a Windows 2003 Server, can I still do a full restore? Or should I be backing up the System State as well?

Thanks in advance,

Chris
11.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec

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  • Amruta_Bhide's avatar
    Amruta_Bhide
    Level 6
    18 years ago
    Hello Christopher,

    It is always recommended to backup both system state and shadow copy components along with the drives to get the full system back in case of a system crash.

    Hope that helps
    Thanks
    Regards
  • Richard_Berry's avatar
    Richard_Berry
    Level 3
    17 years ago
    I found this in another thread about 11d and this issue:
     
     
    Symantec EmployeeSandy Sandifer
    Symantec Employee
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    Registered: 01-24-2005

    Sandy Sandifer

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    Hi Joel,

    Shadow Copy Components works the same as System State and it will in reality do a full backup. You need to just select the last time of backup, which in this case is the incremental.