What do your scripts do? On Tue, Nov 6, 2018 at 12:34 PM Andrew Galloway < andrew.gallo...@ssc-spc.gc.ca> wrote:
> We created a couple of scripts (SYSTEMSTATE_ON and SYSTEMSTATE_OFF) and > run them as needed. > > >>> Zoltan Forray <zfor...@vcu.edu> 2018-11-06 10:27 AM >>> > We are trying to reduce our ISP storage/footprint and one idea that came up > was to stop backing up Windows server SYSTEMSTATE. By quick calculations, > this would eliminate 50TB+ of what I consider unnecessary backups. We are > not aware of anyone ever restoring a Windows server OS - usually rebuild > from scratch or maybe from the daily VMware snapshot. > > Even for AD servers, from what I understand, they perform their own Windows > backups and then backup those flat files. > > So, we are wondering: Do you backup SYSTEMSTATE on Windows servers? > > If so, why? > > If not, what method do you use to prevent the automatic backup of > SYSTEMSTATE (CLOPTSET which includes a DOMAIN ALL-LOCAL -SYSTEMSTATE is > what I am thinking of pushing down from the ISP servers). > > Your thoughts? > -- > *Zoltan Forray* > Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator > Xymon Monitor Administrator > VMware Administrator > Virginia Commonwealth University > UCC/Office of Technology Services > www.ucc.vcu.edu > zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 > Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will > never use email to request that you reply with your password, social > security number or confidential personal information. For more details > visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/ > -- *Zoltan Forray* Spectrum Protect (p.k.a. TSM) Software & Hardware Administrator Xymon Monitor Administrator VMware Administrator Virginia Commonwealth University UCC/Office of Technology Services www.ucc.vcu.edu zfor...@vcu.edu - 804-828-4807 Don't be a phishing victim - VCU and other reputable organizations will never use email to request that you reply with your password, social security number or confidential personal information. For more details visit http://phishing.vcu.edu/
