Auto Exclusion / Backup Exec 2010 R3

[rsiddiqi]

Hello, I am doing complete OS drive backup (C:\) of WIndows 2008 R2 server. How can I find out what Backup Exec is automaticaly excluding from C:\ backup. Additionally, I would like restore the server without re-installing it. So I am doing full C:\ drive back, system state and shadow copy components. The data back is separate and it is on different drive. What can I exclude from C:\ drive full backup to speed up the process. I still lookiing to do restore in case of blue screen without reinstalling the OS.

[Sym-cr · Accepted solution]

Hi Rsiddiqi,

Let Backup Exec backup complete C:\ drive, System State and Shadow Copy Components, if you want the the server to be restored without any issue in case of disaster.

About selecting data to back up

http://www.symantec.com/docs/HOWTO22702 

And if you want to know what Backup Exec by default excludes from C:\ drive backup. Please refer below mentioned MS article which describes about a registry key "FilesNotToBackup". This is applicable for almost all backup applications. You can go to this registry key and check the data which are excluded automatically from backups.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/bb891959(v=vs.85).aspx#filesnottobackup

Hope it helps.

Thanks!!