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You have to do either Full Server backup or SystemState Backup
create a system state backup with Windows backup feature
Backup procedures have changed in Windows Server 2008, as compared to previous versions of Windows Server. A new backup tool, Windows Server Backup, replaces NtBackup as the tool that you use to back up AD DS. You cannot use Ntbackup to back up servers running Windows Server 2008.
In Windows Server 2008, you can perform three types of backup:
You can use the Windows Server Backup graphical user interface (GUI) to perform critical-volumes backups and full server backups. You can use the Windows Server Backup command-line tool, Wbadmin.exe, to perform all types of backup, including system state backup.