Pathname rules for Windows disk image (raw) backups
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. Use the backup type to perform a disk image backup.
To specify a disk image backup, add the logical name for the drive to the policy backup selection list. Disk images can be included in the same backup selection list with other backups. In the following sample backup selection list, the first entry (\\.\c:) creates a disk image backup of a logical drive C.
\\.\c:
d:\workfiles\
e:\Special\status
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE:\
To restore the backup, the user clicks .
When the backups are listed, the disk image appears as a file with the same name that was specified in the backup selection list. For the previous example, the file name would show as follows:
\\.\c:
When you enter the destination to restore the file, use the following format:
\\.\drive:
Where drive is the location where the partition is to be restored.
Consider the following when working with disk image backups: