About restoring Shadow Copy Components

The Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system uses Microsoft’s Volume Shadow Copy Service to protect critical operating system and application service data, and third- party application and user data on Windows resources.

A Writer is specific code within an application that participates in the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework to provide point-in-time, recovery-consistent operating system and application data. Writers appear as Shadow Copy Components, which are listed as resources in backup and restore selections. When expanded, the Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components file system includes the following selections:

Table: Backup Exec Shadow Copy Components

Item

Description

System State Writers

Lets you select System State Writers to restore.

See Restoring System State.

Service State Writers

Lets you select Service State Writers to restore.

See Restoring data by setting job properties.

User Data Writers

Lets you restore user data and the Microsoft Hyper-V.

See Restoring data to the Hyper-V host.

The User Data Writer in Backup Exec is the Active Directory Application Mode Writer (ADAM Writer). When restoring data with the ADAM Writer, Backup Exec stops the service for the ADAM instance you want to restore before the restore job starts. However, Backup Exec does not restart the ADAM service when the restore job completes because post-processing jobs, such as authoritative restores using Adamutil.exe, may be needed. You must restart the ADAM service. If Backup Exec cannot stop the ADAM service or if Backup Exec cannot restore all of the ADAM files, the ADAM restore fails.

More Information

About restoring individual Active Directory and ADAM/AD LDS objects

Using redirected restore for Active Directory, Active Directory Application Mode for Windows Server 2003/2008

About restoring Shadow Copy Components