This section describes in details how to backup and restore Windows System State with OBM.
There are three methods for restoring data:
Refer to the following instructions to restore Windows System State on Windows XP, Server 2003 / R2:
Refer to the following instructions to restore Windows System State on Windows Server 2008 / R2, SBS 2011:
>wbadmin get versions
eg:
>wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:<VersionIdentifier> -backupTarget:<BackupDestinationVolume> eg: >wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:09/24/2013-09:16 -backupTarget:G:
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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:
>bcdedit /set safeboot dsrepair
>wbadmin get versions
This will list all the known backups available.
>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:
>Bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot