This help page covers the restore of the Windows system state in the following sections:
Field | Description |
Select what to restore | There are 2 options: 'Choose from files as of job' and 'Choose from all files'. |
Show filter | Input box for entering the pattern of files that you would like to show.(Backup filter is case sensitive.) |
Restore files to | Restore the image file to a hard disk. |
Temporary Directory | This is the temporary directory for files to be restored to. |
For System State restore on Windows XP or Windows Server 2003/R2:
For System State restore on Windows Server 2008/R2 and Newer Releases:
Important:
In addition to the system state data, the WindowsImageBackup folder includes catalog files that contain information about all backups in there up to the current backup, and MediaId, that contains the identifier for the backup storage location.
This information is required to perform a recovery. Do NOT alter the directory structure or delete any file / folder within the "WindowsImageBackup" folder.
There are 2 methods to recover the system state.
Please kindly note that file and folder recovery is not possible from a system state backup performed on Windows Server 2008.
> wbadmin get versions
> wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:<VersionIdentifier> -backupTarget:<BackupDestinationVolume>
Eg:
> wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:09/24/2013-09:16 -backupTarget:G:
For Windows Server 2008 R2 and newer releases, you can use the Recovery Wizard in Windows Server Backup or wbadmin command to recover the system state.
You need to start the server in Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) to restore system state data containing Active Directory Domain Services. Please refer to the following article for more details: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=143754
For restore to Original location, the system state recovery cannot be stopped once it is started, or the system could become unbootable.
For System State restore on Windows Server 2008/R2 Domain Controller:
Important:
Authoritative restore of Windows 2008 Domain Controller is required only if you need to restore deleted Active Directories objects.
>bcdedit /set safeboot dsrepair
>wbadmin get versions
This will list all the known backups available.>wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:
>wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:
>Bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot