A new tool in Windows Server 2008 that simplifies restoring Active Directory

Windows 2003 introduced the feature of snapshots for backing up critical information from the Active Directory Domain Services using VSS (Volume Shadow Copy Services). The problem was that if the DC needed to be restored from snapshots multiple copies would have to be restored and compared to find the best copy. And DC restoration requires a reboot into Directory Restore Mode which could slow down or take down a domain until the Active Directory files were recovered. With Windows 2008 Server a new tool Dsamain.exe and a improved Ntdsutil .exe make the operation simpler and without requiring reboot.
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