Windows Disk-Image (Raw) Backup
On Windows clients, you can back up a logical disk drive as a disk image. That is, NetBackup backs up the entire logical drive on a bit-by-bit basis rather than by directories and files.
When performing a disk-image backup, be sure to select Full Backup for the backup type. Any other backup type will not work for backing up a disk-image.
To specify a disk-image backup, add the logical name for the drive to the policy backup selection list. The format in thefollowing example would back up drive C.
/\\.\c:
Disk-images can be included in the same backup selection list with other backups:
/\\.\c:
d:\workfiles\
e:\Special\status
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:\
Note
Before starting a disk-image backup, NetBackup locks the logical drive to ensure that no changes occur during the backup. If there are open files on the logical drive, a disk-image backup is not performed.
Note
Before backing up or restoring a disk-image, all applications that use a handle to the partition must be shut down, otherwise the operation will fail. Examples of such applications are Windows Explorer or Norton Antivirus.
To restore the backup, the user first chooses Select for Restore > Restore from Normal Backup.
When a user lists the backups from which it can choose, the disk image appears as a file with the same name that was specified in the backup selection list. In this example:
\\.\c:
After selecting the disk image source, the user enters the destination in the following format:
/\\.\drive:
Where drive is the location where the partition will be restored. The leading forward slash is important. For details, see the NetBackup User's Guide for Microsoft Windows.
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