#system-state

Resolved: Active Directory disaster recovery with DPM #development #dev #it

Active Directory disaster recovery with DPM

I have a sort of catch-22 question here.

Suppose I’m using Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager (2010 or 2012, it works the same way) to backup, amongst various other things, my Active Directory environment (as in “the System State of my domain controllers”).

Then, a complete data center lost occurs. I have to start fresh on new hardware, I…

Fixed: Extract registry key from NTBackup System State backup #fix #development #answer

Extract registry key from NTBackup System State backup

A Windows Server 2003 machine died recently but I need some information that was contained in the now-defunct server’s registry. I have a “System State” backup file created by the Windows Server 2003 built-in backup program (NTBackup.exe). Is there any way to extract a key/value out of the backup file?

I might be able do a Win2003 install on…

Fixed: What is a system state backup for? #solution #dev #it

What is a system state backup for?

The windows backup utility comes with an option to backup the system-state. What is this for? Has it a real utility? Can I recover that windows on another machine?

Answer [by Sam]: What is a system state backup for?

The system state contains a number of items:

System Registry

COM + Database

Certificate Services

Active Directory

SysVol

IIS Metabase

Some of…

Solution: What is a system state backup for? #answer #programming #development

What is a system state backup for?

The windows backup utility comes with an option to backup the system-state. What is this for? Has it a real utility? Can I recover that windows on another machine?

Answer [by Sam]: What is a system state backup for?

The system state contains a number of items:

System Registry

COM + Database

Certificate Services

Active Directory

SysVol

IIS Metabase

Some of…