{"id":523,"date":"2022-09-13T21:37:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iabsolute.com\/?p=523"},"modified":"2022-09-13T21:37:17","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T04:37:17","slug":"backup-and-restore-active-directory-on-server-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iabsolute.com\/?p=523","title":{"rendered":"Backup and Restore Active Directory on Server 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As you’ll notice in Server 2008, there isn’t an option to backup the System State data through the normal backup utility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So what do we do? We need to go “command line” to backup Active Directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> Open up your command prompt by clicking Start<\/strong> and type “cmd<\/strong>” and hit enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong> In your command prompt type “wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:e:<\/strong>” and press enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> You can use a different backup target of your choosing<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Type “y<\/strong>” and press enter to start the backup process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

When the backup is finished running you should get a message that the backup completed successfully. If it did not complete properly you will need to troubleshoot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Now you have a system state backup of your 2008 Server!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authoritative Restore of Active Directory<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

So now what if you accidentally delete an OU, group, or a user account and it’s already replicated to your other servers? We will need to perform an authoritative restore of the Active Directory object you accidentally deleted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.<\/strong> To do this you will need to boot into DSRM (Directory Services Restore Mode) by restarting your server and pressing F8<\/strong> during the restart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.<\/strong>Choose Directory Services Restore Mode<\/strong> from the Advanced Boot menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3.<\/strong> Login to your server with your DSRM password you created during Active Directory installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.<\/strong> Once you’re logged into your server and in DSRM safe mode, open a command prompt by clicking Start<\/strong>, type “cmd<\/strong>“, and press enter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.<\/strong> To make sure you restore the correct backup it’s a good idea to use the “wbadmin get versions<\/strong>” command and write down the version you need to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

6.<\/strong> Now we need to perform a non-authoritative restore of Active Directory by typing “wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:04\/14\/2009-02:39<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note:<\/strong> The version of backup will vary depending on your situation. Type “y<\/strong>” and press enter to start the non authoritative restore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7.<\/strong> Go grab some coffee and take a break while the restore completes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"How<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

8. <\/strong>You can mark the sysvol as authoritative by adding the \u2013authsysvol<\/strong> switch to the end of the wbadmin command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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