How to perform a non-authorative restore in Server 2008

[Lino]

Hi all,

How is this done (please don't say google as I am capped)

All that I know is one uses the wbadmin tool but I have no idea how to do it.

Thanks

 

[SYNERGY]

1. On Windows Server 2008 DC, open the command prompt:
2. Run below commands to enter Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM):
bcdedit /set safeboot dsrepair
shutdown –r –t 1
3. Login using .\administrator and DSRM password
4. Run command below (where d: is the drive letter of your backup), this will show you the version identifier of the backup.
wbadmin get versions –backuptarget:d:
5. Run command below to start the restore.
wbadmin start systemstaterecovery –version:01/01/2008-22:30 –backuptarget :d:
6. After the restore process is completed, run following commands to reboot. (the server will reboot several times)
bcedit /deletevalue safeboot
shutdown –r –t 0

 

[Lino]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

You are a life saver.

*PS congrats on 1000 posts*

 

[SYNERGY]

lol Thanks dude