AD system state backup on Windows 2008, disk size increasing

[Guest Augusto Alvarez]

Hello everyone,

 

I've been working lately with Windows Server 2008 RTM version, and I

promoted one server (virtual machine) as a DC. After having some obstacles

configuring the AD system state backup I finally completed and I had a

schedule backup running periodically.

 

That backup storage is made on a seconday disk on the DC, but I found out

that the system state backup catalog it's getting real big in a few weeks,

meaning that the VM disk is increasing as well (over 25gb right now).

 

Is there any way that I can have more control about that? Like accessing

the system state catalog and removing old system state backups? Basically I

don't want to get to the point where I have virtual disks over 200gb :)

 

Thanks!

 

 

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[Guest Augusto Alvarez]

Re: AD system state backup on Windows 2008, disk size increasing

 

I joust found it :)

 

"wbadmin delete systemstatebackup -backupTarget:[drive]: -deleteOldest"

 

Running this periodically I can retain only the latest system backups.

 

Cheers!

 

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"Augusto Alvarez" <augusto.alvarez82@gmail.com> wrote in message

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> Hello everyone,

>

> I've been working lately with Windows Server 2008 RTM version, and I

> promoted one server (virtual machine) as a DC. After having some obstacles

> configuring the AD system state backup I finally completed and I had a

> schedule backup running periodically.

>

> That backup storage is made on a seconday disk on the DC, but I found out

> that the system state backup catalog it's getting real big in a few weeks,

> meaning that the VM disk is increasing as well (over 25gb right now).

>

> Is there any way that I can have more control about that? Like accessing

> the system state catalog and removing old system state backups? Basically

> I don't want to get to the point where I have virtual disks over 200gb :)

>

> Thanks!

>

>

> --

> augusto alvarez | it pro | southworks

> http://staff.southworks.net/aalvarez

>

>