Windows Server 2008 : Perform a Full Server Recovery of a Domain Controller by Using the Command Line

10/30/2010 11:34:35 AM

To perform a full server recovery on a domain controller by using the command line, perform the followings steps:

Insert the Windows Server 2008 installation DVD into the disk drive, and then restart the domain controller.

When you are prompted, press a key to start from the DVD.

On the Install Windows screen, shown in Figure 1, accept or select language options, the time and currency format, and a keyboard layout; then click Next.

Figure 1. The Install Windows screen.

At the Install Now screen, click Repair your computer.

In the System Recovery Options dialog box, shown in Figure 2, click anywhere to clear any operating systems that are selected for repair; then click Next.

Figure 2. The System Recovery Options dialog box.

Under Choose a recovery tool, click Command Prompt.

At the Sources prompt, shown in Figure 3, type diskpart and then press Enter.

Figure 3. The Sources prompt.

At the Diskpart prompt, shown in Figure 4, type list vol and then press Enter.

Figure 4. The list vol Dispart command.

Identify the volume from the list that matches the location of the full server backup you want to restore.

10.

Type exit, and then press Enter.

11.

At the Sources prompt, type the following command and then press Enter:

wbadmin get versions -backupTarget:D: -machine:WS08DC01

Table 1 lists each parameter used in the previous command.

Table 1. Parameters to Get Backup Versions by Using Wbadmin
Parameter	Meaning
get versions	Lists details of recoverable backups.
-backupTarget	The storage location that contains the backups. This is the drive letter retrieved from Step 9.
-machine	The computer for which you want the backup details.

Tip

For a full list of wbadmin get versions parameters, go to http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742116.aspx.

12.

Copy the version identifier of the backup you want to restore, as shown in Figure 5.

Figure 5. The backup version identifiers.

13.

At the Sources prompt, type the following command and then press Enter:

wbadmin start sysrecovery -version:11/10/2008-23:08
	-backupTarget:D: -machine:WS08DC01 -restoreAllVolumes

Table 2 lists each parameter used in the previous command.

Table 2. Parameters to Start Full Server Recovery by Using the Command Line
Parameter	Meaning
start sysrecovery	Run a system recovery.
-version	The version identifier for the backup you want to restore.
	"11/10/2008-23:08" represents the version identifier retrieved in Step 12.
-backupTarget	The storage location of the backup.
-machine	The computer you want restore.
-restoreAllVolumes	Restores all volumes from the selected backup.