Practice of AD restore

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I never done an AD restore before and I want to try it in our Lab?
Can sombody tell me what do I need. Is server which is in the lab is enough
and of course the tape where I have the latest database? I'm using VEritas.

Please suggest any other thing I can cconsider on my test.
 
There are two basic ways; one involves your backup and the
other does not.


For "restore":
You should likely use an OFFLINE (separate network in the lab)
if you are concerned about this but actually it shouldn't matter
if you simply do this.

For "new DC":
Install a new server and just DCPromo it with the existing
servers.

On the restore you will simply need to create a server and
restore the system state backup. If the hardward is not (very)
similar you may need to putz around with safe mode to get
it straightened out.

(A repair install after the system state restore might help with
this -- since such install do hardware detects again.)
 
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