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a6viper
Level 3
11 years ago

Domain Controller System Restore

I had take a system image with symantec system recovery 2013 trial version on windows server 2008 R2 domain controller. When i take the image with symantec system recovery all the options were the default i did not chage anything on system recovery.I restore the dc on my pc .The dc and my pc have the same architecture x64 but have dissimilar hardware so restore anyware was check.During restore the only message that symantec show me was to give drivers for ethernet adapter then i press ignore.When the restore finished i restrared my pc and everything was fine.When show me the screen with the message set up start service then my pc restared all the time. On my domain controller i go to server manager -> Disk Management and i did not saw System reserved.

Disk Management.jpg

Does anyone have the same issues with me because without system reserved i think i can not restore the DC. How i can create the system reserved now???

Backup and Recovery
System Recovery
Windows Server (2003-2008)

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  • criley's avatar
    criley
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    Did you backup the system reserved partition on your source server?

    When doing the restore, what option did you choose when selecting the recovery point (date, filename or system)? If you choose system or date, it will allow you to select the system index file and will restore everything in one go (i.e. all partitions that you backed up in the original job).

    Hope that helps.

  • a6viper's avatar
    a6viper
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    The photo show the original domain controller and it does not have system reserved

  • criley's avatar
    criley
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    Then is there a problem here..?

    Not all servers have a sys reserved partition.

  • criley's avatar
    criley
    Moderator
    11 years ago

    But what is the problem? Is there a problem here?

    You stated that the source machine does not have a system reserved partition so clearly that wont be needed for restore. Have you actually tried a restore yet?

    As I mentioned before, not all servers have a sys reserved partition (it depends how the OS was originally installed).

  • a6viper's avatar
    a6viper
    Level 3
    11 years ago

    Yes but when i tried to restore the machine when i get to this image all the time it restared.

  • TRaj's avatar
    TRaj
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    Since this is a DC restore , did you uncheck the option "Run mini setup ? "

  • TRaj's avatar
    TRaj
    Level 6
    11 years ago

    It is a hidden option while you perform a restore

    You need to hold the control key and click on "Restore Anywhere" , it will give a pop up window with three options

    Delete existing drivers , prompt for the drivers and Run mini setup. You need to uncheck Run mini setup.

    Please check : http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH55329