Vssadmin create shadow

Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2003 R2

Creates a new shadow copy of a specified volume.

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

Syntax

	$lib:\\vssadmincreateshadow.bmp$ Copy Code
vssadmin create shadow /for=<ForVolumeSpec> [/autoretry=<MaxRetryMinutes>]

Parameter	Description
/for=<ForVolumeSpec>	Specifies the volume to be shadow copied. Note that the ForVolumeSpec value must be a local volume drive letter or mount point.
/autoretry=<MaxRetryMinutes>	Specifies the maximum amount of time (in minutes) during which the vssadmin command will attempt to create the shadow copy, if another process is simultaneously attempting to create a shadow copy.

To create a shadow copy of volume C, type:

	$lib:\\vssadmincreateshadow1.bmp$ Copy Code
vssadmin create shadow /for=c: