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My suggestion is let it die and seize the FSMO roles on the other DC. &nbsp;Not to minimize the importance of backups in case both DCs are lost, but if you have two DCs just create a new one with a new hostname and replicate from the alternate DC. &nbsp;The problem with restoring is you will typically restore the FSMO roles you just seized so why go through the hassle.
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When virtualized, just make backups of the whole VM
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I hope you're not referring to a snapshot because you should never restore a domain controller from a VM snapshot. &nbsp;Always restore from an application aware backup on the guest level. &nbsp;Windows Server Backup will technically work although if you are using VMs I highly recommend Veeam.
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When virtualized, just make backups of the whole VM
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Obviously not. I said backup of whole VM
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Hi,<br />
well I don't see the difference between this question and your past one here :<br />
<a href="https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29012787/Backup-of-system-state-VMware.html?anchor=a42080105&notificationFollowed=186976591&anchorAnswerId=42080105#a42080105" rel="ugc">https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/29012787/Backup-of-system-state-VMware.html?anchor=a42080105&notificationFollowed=186976591&anchorAnswerId=42080105#a42080105</a><br />
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And still don't see what you want more, but I will let other experts answer you.<br />
Please close your questions once finished.
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<b>Jason Crawford:</b> Does Veeam have any special functions related to this question?<br />
I am a little confused. How to get FSMO roles to another server if the first one completely died?<br />
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<b>Shaun Vermaak:</b> &nbsp;I tried something like this with OracleVB (WS2008 VM - only one DC in network) several times (just testing it, we use VMware normally) but with 50% success. It made .ova files. Sometimes the VM just didn't start at all or started with errors and I lost all. Did you mean this? If yes, I wouldn't trust it as a backup.<br />
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<b>Mr Torture:</b> The previous question was about an sync issue. Considering you advise to create a new thread for my another questions, I did it.
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I get 100% exporting/backing up VM and restore is trivial
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I know this is trivial but I don't trust it because of my bad experiences. I don't know its behavior after successful import (if there will be any issues) and I don't want to solve it then in the case of urgency.
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What is best backup practice for servers in domain?
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Thank you for this explanation.
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Hello.<br />
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I am solving this issue:<br />
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I am running 2 WS2008 DCs in a network.<br />
I'd like to make a backup that in the case of one of the WS2008 crash will be able to restore the previous running state of OS with all components of AD ASAP on virtual machine. &quot;Like nothing happened&quot;. With no sync issues with the other DC.<br />
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Services like <br />
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Any suggestions?
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Hello.

I am solving this issue:

I am running 2 WS2008 DCs in a network.
I'd like to make a backup that in the case of one of the WS2008 crash will be able to restore the previous running state of OS with all components of AD ASAP on virtual machine. "Like nothing happened". With no sync issues with the other DC.

Services like 

Any suggestions?

Restore a DC asap

Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2, based on the Microsoft Vista codebase, is the last 32-bit server operating system released by Microsoft. It has a number of versions, including including Foundation, Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter, Web, HPC Server, Itanium and Storage; new features included server core installation and Hyper-V.

Windows Server 2008

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.