Re: What is considered "full backup"?

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From: Jacek Kolonko (JacekKolonko_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/23/05 

Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 11:53:02 +0100

"Theodoros Kokkinias (Algosystems S.A.)" <Theodoros Kokkinias (Algosystems
S.A.)@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:64D0AEDD-09C4-4D67-9E08-0AEDC0C4150C@microsoft.com...
> Can anyone please point me to a page where the term "full backup" of
> Windows
> 2003 Server is explained...
> Is a System State + c:\ (system disk) considered a full backup.
> Would such a backup provide me with an identical machine if a disk
> failure/replacement occured.
> Thank you very much in advance.
> Theodoros Kokkinias (Algosystems S.A.)

See the definition of System State in
http://www.microsoft.com/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/Default.asp?url=/resources/documentation/WindowsServ/2003/standard/proddocs/en-us/what_is_ntbackup.asp:

System State
In Backup, a collection of system-specific data maintained by the operating
system that must be backed up as a unit. It is not a backup of the entire
system. The System State data includes the registry, COM+ Class Registration
database, system files, boot files, and files under Windows File Protection.
For servers, the System State data also includes the Certificate Services
database (if the server is a certificate server). If the server is a domain
controller, the System State data also includes the Active Directory
database and the SYSVOL directory. If the server is a node in a cluster, it
includes the Cluster database information. The IIS Metabase is included if
Internet Information Services (IIS) is installed..

So the backup file is not HDD image file although contains all the important
information.

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