Chapter 27. Using wbadmin

This chapter provides information and commands concerning the following topics:

• Adding wbadmin to a server

• Backing up system state data with wbadmin

• Restoring system state data with wbadmin

• Restoring system state data on a domain controller with wbadmin

• Backing up volumes with wbadmin

• Restoring volumes with wbadmin

Tip

You should be familiar with the wbadmin command when preparing for the 70-640 and 70-642 exams.

Adding wbadmin to a Server

wbadmin is the command-line tool you can use to access Windows Server backup capabilities. The wbadmin tool is not available on Windows Server 2008 by default. You must add it as a feature by performing the following steps.

Figure 27-1. Adding Windows Server Backup ...

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