i have a remote site with only a 2008 r2 domain controller which acts as file server and dns server and has sql express.
there is a backup going on locally there for database backup but my concern is .
I would like to have my domain backedup , adds+dns, so that in case of crash I can rebuild a server and reload it on.
I would like it to be scheduled and done on a remote server path. I know we can use windows backup for that. But I would like to know also in case I need to rebuild a server. how I need to procees to reload the backup on it.
I have done a test to see if restoring system state will resolve my problem.
"I backed up system state via wbadmin and created a virtual server 2008 ,simulating the new installation of the os. I used the webadmin tool after the os setup. But I am having the below message:
"The recovery of the system state failed [5/9/2013 4:44 PM].
Log of files successfully recovered:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\SystemStateRestore-09-05-2013_16-44-11.log
Log of files for which recovery failed:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\SystemStateRestore_Error-09-05-2013_16-44-11
.log
The backup contains the Active Directory Domain Service which can be recovered o
nly when the computer is started in Directory Services Recovery Mode (DSRM). Eit
her start the computer in DSRM or try recovering by performing a system state re
covery to an alternate location."
In my case, the server does not have any other domain controller, thus I will need to create back the domain and go in dsrm?
