Completing a backup, Microsoft message queuing (msmq), Rescue and recovery in the windows environment – Lenovo ThinkVantage Rescue and Recovery 4.3 (Deployment Guide) User Manual
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For more information on Active Directory configurations for the Rescue and
Recovery program using Group Policy, see the accompanying XML/ADM
Supplement for the deployment guide located on the ThinkVantage Technologies
Administrator Tools page:
Completing a backup
Applications installed or uninstalled after the selected backup is created might
need to be installed again to function correctly. Make sure that the system is
connected to an AC power supply before initiating a backup, restore, rejuvenation,
or archive procedure. Failure to do so can result in data loss or an irretrievable
system failure.
Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ)
If you are using MSMQ, you might have problems starting the service after from
an incremental backup. That is how the Rescue and Recovery program knows
what files have changed so it can back them up. So, if all those files aren’t backed
up on an incremental, then the files could get out of synch and cause the service to
fail. Here are some registry settings that run a command before the Rescue and
Recovery program takes a backup that sets the Archive bit on all files in the
MSMQ directory. This means the entire directory will be backed up every
incremental.
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\Backup
\PreBackup]
"Pre"="cmd"
"PreParameters"="/c attrib +A \"%windir%\\system32\\msmq\\*.*\" /S /D"
"PreShow"=dword:00000000
Rescue and Recovery in the Windows environment
The following sections provide information on using the Rescue and Recovery
program in the Windows environment and in the Predesktop Area.
Using the Rescue and Recovery program in the Windows
environment
The Rescue and Recovery program in the Windows environment enables you to
perform numerous types of backups. The following information instructs you on
how to use backup files with the Rescue and Recovery program.
Include and exclude backup files with registry settings
The Rescue and Recovery program can include and exclude an individual file, a
folder, or an entire partition. With Rescue and Recovery 4.3, these capabilities are
controlled by the following registry entries which are the type REG_MULTI_SZ:
v
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\BackupList
v
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\ExcludeList
v
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\Settings\OSAppsList
Setting the base backup location:
The following registry entry will set a base
backup as soon as an installation is complete:
HKLM\Software\Lenovo\Rescue and Recovery\runbasebackuplocation
DWord = location value
BackupList:
The registry entry format is:
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