Recover System State (Windows Only); Recover Windows Active Directory (Windows Only); System State - HP BB118BV - StorageWorks Data Protector Express Package User's Manual & Technical Reference

For example, if you are using the Simple 4-tape schedule, Data Protector Express will have four daily
differential backups, two weekly full backups and two monthly full backups. You should only perform
disaster recovery with the latest full backup. After your system has been recovered, use the standard
Data Protector Express restore procedures to recover any other changes from the differential backups.
3.
Remove all media not associated with the recovery from the library. If the full backup spans more
than one media, put the additional full backup media into additional slots. Data Protector
Express will then restore these media along with the slot 1 media.
NOTE:
Slot 1 must contain the first (or only) bootable media from the most recent full backup. When you use
the Overwrite all media option, Data Protector Express makes each media bootable.

Recover System State (Windows only)

To recover their system to the state of the last backup, all Windows users must create and run
an additional Restore job. (This is not necessary on Linux systems.) On a system with Windows
Active Directory, this additional step should be carried out in Safe Mode, as described in

Recover Windows Active Directory (Windows only)

1. Once your system has restarted, log in to Data Protector Express.
2.
Create a restore job and give it a meaningful name, such as "System State Restore".
3. Select System State from the Selection page.
4. Run the restore job.
5. Exit Data Protector Express.
6.
Restart the computer, letting Windows load normally.
Any databases such as SQL and Exchange which were backed up as part of an agent must also be
restored.
If you had incremental and differential backup media since the last full backup, now use Data Protector
Express to restore the data from your incremental and differential backup media.
Recover Windows Active Directory (Windows only)
When performing disaster recovery on a system with Windows Active Directory, use the following
general steps:
1.
Perform the general system-level disaster recovery to restore the basic system data.
2. When the Starting Windows screen appears during system startup, press F8.
3.
Select Directory Services Restore Mode and press Enter.
4.
Log in to the system.
5. Log in to Data Protector Express.
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Figure 138 System state