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42: Creating an Active Directory System State Backup

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Configuring Windows Backups

  • Server Manager > Windows Server Backup
    • If missing, install via Server Manager > Manage > Add Roles and features
    • This should have a dedicated drive / Network share
      • I created a C:\shares\Backups shared folder via Server Manager
    • Local Backup [RtClk] > Backup (once/schedule) > Backup Options (*)Different options > [Next >]
    • (*) Custom > [Next >]
    • Select Items for Backup > [Add Items] > System state > [OK]
    • [Next >]
    • Specify Destination Type (*)Remote shared folder [Next >]
    • Location:
      • Use the Network path to the folder you created. \\SERVER\path
      • (*) Inherit
      • [Next >]
    • [Backup]
  • View Backups
    • Navigate to the folder [RtClk] > Properties

43: Restoring an Active Director Backup

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  • 1. Reboot server into Directory Services Repair Mode (DSRM)
    • Reboot the server and keep hitting [F8] until boot screen
    • Scroll to ‘Directory Services Repair Mode”
  • 2. Start > “System configuration” > Boot
    • [x] Safe Boot
    • ( * ) Active Directory repair
    • [OK]
  •  Once Booted, you will need to use the Local Administrator account to log in
    • .\administrator
  • CMD > wbadmin get versions

  • Get the version identifier
wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:(version id) -authsysvol
# wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:03/31/2020-19:33 -authsysvol
# Confirm all notices

This is expected to take hours and might cause internal network outages due to the amount of traffic.

After reboot, you should be good to go.

 

 

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