Recovering System State And Active Directory; Restarting The Domain Controller In Safe Mode - SonicWALL CDP 6.0 Administrator's Manual

Recovering System State and Active Directory

Recovery of data from System State and Active Directory using SonicWALL CDP allows users
to retrieve Active Directory revisions from agent machines previously configured to backup that
data. When restoring Active Directory from a SonicWALL CDP backup, you need to restore all
associated, interdependent System State files to provide a consistent environment. Active
Directory data cannot be restored from the Web Management Interface.
Active Directory data can only be restored using the Agent User Interface.
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Restarting the Domain Controller in Safe Mode

With the exception of Active Directory on Windows Server 2008, you cannot restore Active
Directory in normal Windows mode. This is because the service is already active. Before
restoring Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 or 2000, you must boot your computer into
safe mode. Once in safe mode, you can restore the Active Directory as an application. This is
because in safe mode the Active Directory is disabled.
Do not boot your computer into safe mode when restoring Active Directory on Windows
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Server 2008 or higher.
To boot your computer into safe mode, perform the following steps:
Boot your computer and press F5 or F8 after POST/BIOS and before the Windows splash-
Step 1
screen, depending on hardware specs of the server.
Select the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM).
Step 2
Login as Restore Mode Administrator.
Step 3
"Restarting the Domain Controller in Safe Mode" section on page 191
"Restoring Active Directory and System State" section on page 192
"Using Authoritative Restore" section on page 195
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