system state backup procedure

[righthanded]

Hi,

I would like to request if there any technical document of system state backup from symantec.

If not, need opinion from you guys to tell me how Veritas Netbackup does backup the system step.

I am using Veritas Netbackup 7.5 on AIX.

[Nicolai]

Please clarify - do you have Netbackup BMR functionality in mind (mksysb in AIX)  ?.

Or are you looking for a file directive to backup all files of the AIX host (That will be ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES then)

[righthanded]

No. I need to know the flow, how netbackup 7.5 do the System State backup for windows client.

What tools has been using for System STate backup, etc.

[Nicolai · Accepted solution]

Use the file directive ALL_LOCAL_DRIVES - it will backup Shadow Copy Components/System State.

Netbackup does not have special tool for backup of Shdow Copy Components it's uses a Windows API to do it (VSS snap). It's the only method supported by Microsoft.

Some info - it's and old tech note but still valid : 

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH35151

and some MS note:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc785914(v=ws.10).aspx

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384649(v=vs.85).aspx