I'm trying to remember how to do that, but it was something I was playing with in the lab a while ago.
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Seielstad - MCSE Sr. Systems Administrator Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity Atlanta, GA > -----Original Message----- > From: osman filiz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:45 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD restore to dissimilar hardware > > > How?Is there a way to restore only active directory?I know > that system state > is restored for all. > > > > > > > >From: Roger Seielstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD restore to dissimilar hardware > >Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 10:57:37 -0500 > > > >What about the other option? > > > >-Build a restore server > >-boot into DS recovery mode > >-do an authoritative restore of AD > > > >Keep in mind that system state includes system specific > information, so > >restoring the full system state would by design require the > same hardware. > > > >On the other hand, restoring just AD doesn't require > identical hardware. > > > >------------------------------------------------------ > >Roger D. Seielstad - MCSE > >Sr. Systems Administrator > >Inovis - Formerly Harbinger and Extricity > >Atlanta, GA > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Van Donk, Fred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 10:23 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD restore to dissimilar hardware > > > > > > > > > Osman, > > > > > > Forget it, it will not work. See my cut/paste from the last > > > posting I did on this. > > > Microsoft even says that restoring AD from scratch is pretty > > > much impossible without similar hardware. It's not in a > > > document but PSS told me this. > > > Having move DC's around is the way to keep you network going. > > > Multiple physical sites is the way to go. Like I said read > > > the story below: > > > > > > > > > <SNIP> > > > After have been trough this myself in the last couple of > > > weeks and spending a large amount of hours on the phone with > > > MS PSS, this is what my conclusion is. > > > > > > There are 2 ways to build a AD test environment. > > > > > > First way: > > > -Do a system disk and system state backup. > > > -Take a machine that has the same hardware for your lab. > > > (Vendor, raid controller, disks, NIC's, video card, memory, > > > firmware levels) If any of the components are not the same it > > > will take you a lot of hours to find out why it does not work > > > and which component is not working. Even with something as > > > simple as the amount of CPU's. > > > -Do a system disk and system state restore according to MS > > > Active Directory Disaster Recovery document. (Authoritative > > > restore, restore 2 times, one to org location, one to > > > alternate location, ntdsutil. Reboot, wait for sysvol share, > > > copy sysvol data, etc. etc. etc. > > > > > > Lot of work (many hours, but it can work, but like I said if > > > it is not exactly the same hardware forget it, only $245 with > > > PSS will get it to work. > > > > > > Second way: > > > -Install the machine that will run your AD in your lab as a > > > DC in your production first. Let it sync up everything and > > > pull it of the wire. (30 minutes). > > > -Seize all the FSMO roles. > > > -Clean up the metadata Q216498 (delete all the servers that > > > are no longer in the AD and that will not be restored). > > > -Delete the servers that you are not going to restore out of > > > Sites and Services. > > > -Reboot > > > -Run DCDIAG / V >C:\output.txt Then search this file for > any errors > > > -Check the eventlog for any errors. > > > > > > I always thought that the first way was the preferred way to > > > do it, but after talking to a AD guru at PSS, I learned that > > > the preferred way is number two. Basically what he said is > > > that if you have more that 1 physical site in your company, > > > put a DC there for DR, if not, you better have identical HW > > > available when you need to do a DR, they cannot guarantee it > > > will work on completely different hardware. > > > > > > Good luck! > > > Fred > > > <SNIP> > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: osman filiz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 8:19 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD restore to dissimilar hardware > > > > > > > > > i have read this document and i apply the steps i repaired > > > the windows but > > > still there is blue screen... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: "Jimmy Andersson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] AD restore to dissimilar hardware > > > >Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 13:59:23 +0100 > > > > > > > >Disaster Recovery of Active Directory on Dissimilar Hardware: > > > >http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;Q263532&; > > > > > > > >Regards, > > > >/Jimmy > > > >-- > > > >Jimmy Andersson, Q Advice AB > > > >Microsoft MVP - Active Directory > > > >-------- www.qadvice.com -------- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of > osman filiz > > > >Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 1:30 PM > > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: [ActiveDir] AD restore to dissimilar hardware > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Hi, > > > >I have one domain controller that has hardware problem about > > > RAID Card; > > > >now i cannot fix it and i want to restore active directory > > > to another > > > >pc with > > > >IDE controller.But i can't...After restoring active > > > directory it gives > > > >the > > > >blue screen message while startup : 0x0000007B INACCESSIBLE > > > BOOT DEVICE. > > > >�s > > > >it possible to restore AD to dissimilar hard disk controller > > > platform? > > > > > > > >Any comment? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > > >Help STOP SPAM: Try the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > > > >http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail > > > > > > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > >List archive: > > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > >List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > > >List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > > >List archive: > > > >http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. 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