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Why Back Up the WMI Repository?

Many network administrators never back up the WMI repository and, in fact, do not

even know there is functionality to do so. Several good reasons exist, however, for per-

forming a backup of the repository. For instance, if you are doing development work,

remember that you are installing providers, classes, and the like into the repository. As

you are developing, it makes sense to take snapshot backups along the way. They can be

fast and easy ways to return to a previous state without having to delete a corrupt repos-

itory and rebuild it.

There are other reasons to back up the WMI ...