Use the backup systemstate command to back up all startable system state and system services components as a single object, to provide a consistent point-in-time snapshot of the system state.
Startable system state components can include the following:
- Active Directory (domain controller only)
- System volume (domain controller only)
- Certificate Server Database
- COM+ database
- Windows Registry
- System and boot files
- ASR writer
System services components can include the following:
- Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
- Event logs
- Removable Storage Management Database (RSM)
- Cluster Database (cluster node only)
- Remote Storage Service
- Terminal Server Licensing
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- Internet Information Services (IIS) metabase
- DHCP database
- Wins database
The list of startable system state and system services components is dynamic and can change depending on service pack and operating system features installed. Tivoli® Storage Manager allows for the dynamic discovery and backup of these components.
The system state backup consists of data from several VSS writers. When the files that belong to the System Writer change, an incremental backup is used for these files. Using incremental backup on the System Writer files reduces the amount of time it takes to back up the system state. A full backup is used for all other system state data.
During system state backup, a progressive incremental backup is used for the System Writer files in the system state. If you want to run a full backup of all system state data, you can specify include.systemstate mc_name in the client options file (dsm.opt), where mc_name is the name of the management class with copy group mode absolute.
This command also backs up ASR data for Windows clients; BIOS and UEFI boot architectures are supported.
- To back up Windows system state, your client must be connected to a Tivoli Storage Manager Version 5.2.0 or higher server.
- The system and boot files component of system state is backed up only if a member (file) of that component has changed since the last backup. If a member changes, the entire group of files that comprise that component are backed up.
- The Tivoli Storage Manager Windows client does not allow the backup of any individual component.
- Use the include.systemstate option in your client
options file (dsm.opt) to assign management classes
for backup of system state. The default is to bind the system state
object to the default management class.
For example: include.systemstate ALL BASVT2.
- Use the query systemstate command to display information about a backup of the system state on the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
- Use the restore systemstate command to restore the backup of the system state from the Tivoli Storage Manager server.
Supported Clients
This command is valid for all supported Windows clients.
Parameters
There are no parameters for this command.
Examples
- Task
- Back up the system state.
Command: backup systemstate