Comments on: Windows Server 2008: Creating and Maintaining System State Backups on Your Domain Controller http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 02:32:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Rakesh Boraiah http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3993 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 20:09:40 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3993 Really Nice and cool thank you very much……!!!

]]> By: tk (@red79bronco) http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3964 Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:25:20 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3964 you can backup to a network location using the full unc path

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3861 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:45:47 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3861 Hello,
Sorry for the delays on this, but can you give me more specifications about the scenario you are running this backup? Windows Server 2008 R2 and Full Backup?
Best regards,
Augusto

]]> By: Irfan http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3693 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:28:02 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3693 I have one question regarding the system state restore.

I took the system state backup of a dc which is running windows server 2008 R2 from a physical server and would like to restore the same dc with the same name on the virtual server with the same version of windows server 2008 R2.
I am getting the following error message when I try to do the restore of the system state.
The specified backup is of a different server than the current one. We do not recommend performing a system state recovey with the backup to an alternate server because the server might become unusable etc…..

One of the volumes is not found on the current computer.

My question is eventhough the server name is same why it says the above.

]]> By: WAEPride http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3504 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:05:28 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3504 Augusto – great info! What happens if the backup job takes 4 hours and states that it is still running. Using Windows Server Backup (Feature) it was 9 Gb on 2008 R2 Domain Controller and took 22 minutes to complete. After 4 hours the Scheduled Backup History log has not changed and the Volume selected for bkup shows no new files for todays date. Yes, show hidden files and folders is selected and hide protected os files is unchecked. Would love to get this to work. Thanks again!

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3435 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 03:40:04 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3435 Thanks!
Augusto

]]> By: zaheer http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3317 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 15:52:27 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-3317 Thanks!

Nice article..It was help me a lot.

…..Keep posting.

]]> By: Ahmad http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2436 Mon, 27 Jun 2011 10:11:11 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2436 Hi Augusto.
This article is very informative thanks for this please answer my questions.

If i select Full Server option from GUI Backup ,
1-Will it include System State or not ?
2-If not then i will follow your article steps/
Answer please

]]> By: Insaf Muhammed http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2204 Sun, 29 May 2011 23:13:57 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2204 Thanks!

But I do belive you are aware that it’s possible in Win 2003 DCs, don’t you? It was all the way easy and a single .bkf file!

So in Win 2008 Domains, what is the best practice to disaster recover? Which backup will help us if a total DC failure occurs, where we have nothing other than the latest backup?

Sorry if I make the comment sheet a forum :(

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2203 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:57:52 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2203 Hello Insaf,
No, you cannot create a second DC from a backup of an existing DC. Take note that the system state backup not only takes the AD database, but also all the system registry, and other particular and specific data from this machine.
Best regards,
Augusto

]]> By: Insaf Muhammed http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2202 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:55:02 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2202 Hi Augusto,

It was easy to build a domain controller from another Win 2003 DC .bkf backup file. Is it possible from Win 2008 DC system state backup to create a second DC?

Appreciate some tips mate :)

]]> By: Insaf Muhammed http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2201 Sun, 29 May 2011 22:51:25 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2201 Awesome tips! Thanks M8!!!

However backing up Win2008 really sucks!!

]]> By: Manish http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2015 Tue, 10 May 2011 07:28:48 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-2015 good job…really helpful….!!!

]]> By: Augusto Alvarez http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-1207 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 17:33:26 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-1207 The backup target must be a volume. For more information take a look to this link: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742124(WS.10).aspx

Hope it helps,

Cheers,
Augusto

]]> By: Narendra http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-1205 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:06:37 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-1205 How to set the path where the system state backup needs to be stored.

]]> By: Surapong http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-977 Mon, 08 Nov 2010 08:18:54 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-977 How to reduce a size of backup log files or show summary?

]]> By: Rancho http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-825 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:14:59 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-825 Good Job!!!
Really helpful

]]> By: Vinod http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-712 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:42:41 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-712 Thank you it was so helpful…

Warm Regards
Vinod

]]> By: Vinod http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-711 Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:40:38 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-711 Thank you very much,it was so helpful to me
Cheers
Vinod

]]> By: Dilshan http://blog.augustoalvarez.com.ar/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-563 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:15:33 +0000 http://augustoalvarez.wordpress.com/2008/12/12/windows-server-2008-creating-and-maintaining-system-state-backups-on-your-domain-controller/#comment-563 Thank you very much for this article it was so helpful to me,

Cheers,
Dilshan

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