WBAdmin
Developer(s) | Microsoft |
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Initial release | January 30, 2007 |
Stable release | 1.0
|
Operating system | Microsoft Windows |
Predecessor | NTBackup |
Type | Backup software |
License | Proprietary commercial software |
Website | docs |
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Features
WBAdmin
is a disk-based backup system. It can create a "bare metal" backup used to restore the Windows operating system to similar or dissimilar hardware. The backup file(s) created are primarily in the form of Microsoft's Virtual Hard Disk (.VHD) files with some accompanying .xml configuration files. The backup .VHD file can be mounted in Windows Disk Manager to view content. However, the .VHD backup file is not a direct "disk clone".
The utility replaces the previous Microsoft Windows Backup command-line tool,
WBAdmin
also has a graphical user interfaceUsing the command-line or graphical user interface, WBAdmin
creates a backup which can be quickly restored using just the Windows installation DVD and the backup files located on a removable USB disk without the need to re-install from scratch. WBAdmin
uses a differencing engine to update the backup files. Once the original backup file is created Volume Shadow Copy Service updates changes, subsequent full backups take a matter of moments rather than many minutes taken to create the original backup file. Automatic backups can be scheduled on a regular basis using a wizard.
Two kinds of restore operations are supported:
- Windows Recovery Environment you can complete a full server restoration to either the same server or to a server with dissimilar hardware (known as Hardware Independent Restore – HIR)[2]
- Individual file and folder, and system state restore: files, folders, or the machine’s system state can be restored from the command-line using
WBAdmin
.
References
- ^ NTBackup replaced in Windows Server 2008
- ^ "Hardware Independent Bare Metal Restores using Windows Server 2008 Backup (wbadmin)". Archived from the original on 2020-02-16.
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Further reading
- John Paul Mueller (2007). Windows Administration at the Command Line for Windows Vista, Windows 2003, Windows XP, and Windows 2000. ISBN 978-0470165799.
- Stanek, William R. (2008). Windows Command-Line Administrator's Pocket Consultant, 2nd Edition. ISBN 978-0735622623.
External links
- Microsoft's Windows Server Backup Guide
- WBAdmin commands list
- Microsoft Guide to Windows Vista Backup
- Microsoft Backup and Recovery overview