Re: Virtualized a child DC - need to recover due to USN rollback

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You need systemstate at minimum.
-Assuming that you have that you can use it for DC restore.
-Boot the DC in DSRM and use that backup "SystemState" to restore the DC. What backup solution are you using? Check http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc740010.aspx

The Key is to have a valid system state backup.
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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.

Jorge Silva
MVP Directory Services

"Troy Thompson" <TroyThompson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:B90DAD48-0A51-479B-AD3A-720117BFD352@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
"Jorge Silva" wrote:

Hi Troy,
Did you do a backup before that operation on the original DC?


I don't think I have a valid backup. I made a backup the night before doing
the conversion to virtual, but it's suspect after I've reviewed the
restoration options. Is there a particular folder I need to restore? Would
just the entire OS folder (C:\winnt including registry, etc) be all that's
needed?


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