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Doing a test Restore of a Print Server

Defense_BackUps
Level 4
Part of my job as BackUp Exec Administrator is to document the restore process for each individual Server.  In other positions I only had to restore files Server's. I have a fear of what might happen when I restore do a restore of our Print Server. 
 
The thing I am afraid of are:
 
1. Restoring the print Server (System State) will cause it to have the same name as the production Print Server.
2. That  restoring the print server will throw an equal number of printer objects in to Active Directory.
 
 
What would be your best ways of doing a restore of a Print Server in a production environment?
 
I will probally ask this question about other types of servers in my environment.
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Michael_Ellis_2
Level 5
I use Microsoft's PrintMig utility (automated with a script) then backup the resulting cab files with backup exec.  Now you can take the cab file and restore it to a workgroup server with a different name so no objects are created in AD and users do not attach to it.