Section 10 - Backup & restore Windows System State

This section describes in details how to backup and restore Windows System State with OBM.

10.5.3 For Windows 2008 / R2 Domain Controller

Refer to the following instructions to restore Windows System State on Windows Server 2008 / R2 Domain Controller:





Important:
Authoritative restore of Windows 2008 Domain Controller is required only if you need to restore deleted Active Directories objects.

Please follow the instructions below to restore a system state backup to a Windows 2008 Domain Controller:





• Reboot the Windows Server 2008 / R2 Domain Controller in Directory Service Repair Mode (DSRM):


• Add the safeboot option to the default boot loader. In command prompt, type in the following command:

>bcdedit /set safeboot dsrepair

• Reboot the computer.



• Perform the restore on the Domain Controller:


• Open command prompt and type the following:

>wbadmin get versions

This will list all the known backups available.




• Type the following command to perform an authoritative restore:

>wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:<backup_version> -authsysvol

For non-authoritative restore, please type the following command:

>wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:<backup_version> -authsysvol

Backup version is the identifier of one of the backup snapshots listed in previous step.







• Reboot the Windows Server 2008 / R2 Domain Controller in Normal Mode:
  
  

  • Remove the safeboot option to the default boot loader. In command prompt, type in the following command:

  >Bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot

  • Reboot the computer.
  
  
• The restore process is now completed.



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