To be specific,
the following options must match:
?–? Domain controller option (Writable versus Read-Only)
?– Operating system including Service Pack level
?–? Platform (x86, x64, or IA64)
If you are installing from restored backup media on a full installation of Windows
Server 2008, the source of the media can be from a Server Core installation provided that
the same server type conditions listed above match. You can use backup media from a
read-only domain controller but only to another RODC.
Hands-On Exercise: Installing Active Directory from a Restored Backup This exercise is quite
lengthy because a number of tasks need to be performed to make this work. First, on the
source domain controller, create a backup of the volume containing the Active Directory
database (ntds.dit). To simplify things, back up the source domain controller to a share
on the destination server that you want to turn into your new domain controller. Then
perform a restore of this backup to extract the NTDS folder. The Windows Server Backup
user interface doesn??™t allow you simply to restore the system state; instead, use the
wbadmin command to perform this specialized restore. Finally, run the Active Directory
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Domain Services Installation Wizard in advanced mode to perform the installation of
Active Directory Domain Services on your destination server using the backed up and
restored system state.
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