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Wbadmin get versions

Updated: April 17, 2012

Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Vista

Lists details about the available backups that are stored on the local computer or another computer. When this subcommand is used without parameters, it lists all backups of the local computer, even if those backups are not available. The details provided for a backup include the backup time, the backup storage location, the version identifier (needed for the wbadmin get items subcommand and to perform recoveries), and the type of recoveries you can perform.

To get details about available backups using this subcommand, you must be a member of the Backup Operators group or the Administrators group, or you must have been delegated the appropriate permissions. In addition, you must run wbadmin from an elevated command prompt. (To open an elevated command prompt, click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator.)

For examples of how to use this subcommand, see Examples.

Copy 
wbadmin get versions
[-backupTarget:{<BackupTargetLocation> | <NetworkSharePath>}]
[-machine:BackupMachineName]

 

Parameter Description

-backupTarget

Specifies the storage location that contains the backups that you want the details for. Use for listing backups stored at that target location. Backup target locations can be locally attached disk drives, volumes, remote shared folders, removable media such as DVD drives or other optical media. If wbadmin get versions is run on the same computer where the backup was created, this parameter is not needed. However, this parameter is required to get information about a backup created from another computer.

-machine

Specifies the computer that you want backup details for. Use when backups of multiple computers are stored in the same location. Should be used when -backupTarget is specified.

To list items available for recovery from a specific backup, use wbadmin get items.

To see a list of available backups that are stored on volume h, type:

Copy 
wbadmin get versions -backupTarget:h:

To see a list of available backups that are stored in the remote shared folder \\servername\share for the computer server01, type:

Copy 
wbadmin get versions -backupTarget:\\servername\share -machine:server01

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Can't make it work
I tried restoring locally on the new server (trying to rebuild a server off-site) and got the same error message. Restored system state to a network folder, shared it and still got error of not being able to find backup files, even using "-machine" to specify the different server name. Very frustrated since I bought DPM for this exact disaster recovery purpose.
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I can't get the right information in the PE3.0
I can get the right information use "wbadmin get versions" in the normal win7 opearting system, but I can't get the right information in the PE3.0 (got "there is no backup files"). How to fix this?
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'wbadmin get versions' fails with subfolder
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