System State Backup on windows 2008 server

To take normal backup you have to add windows features

1, Start/Programs/Administrative Tools/server manager
2, Features/Add Features/Windows Server Backup
3, Click next and finish


To take system state backup on windows 2008 server

1, Run command prompt
2, use command tool 'wbadmin'
    eg: C:\>WBADMIN START SYSTEMSTATEBACKUP -backuptarget:E:
    E: is the target location of the backup file
3, type Y to confirm








To restore the system state

1, Run command prompt
2, get the version of the wbadmin
    Eg: wbadmin get version

3, wbadmin start systemstate recovery -version: -showsummary [-backupTarget:     { | }] [-machine:] [-recoveryTarget:] [-authsysvol] [-autoReboot] [-quiet]

   Eg1: WBADMIN START SYSTEMSTATERECOVERY-VERSION:01/08/2015-08:34

   Eg2: wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:04/30/2005-09:00 -backupTarget:\\servername\share -      machine:server01