Checklist: Restoring data
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Checklist: Restoring data
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Verify that you are logged on as a member of the Backup Operators group or Administrators group. |
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Verify that you can connect to all shared folders on other computers that need to be restored. |
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Insert the required tape(s) into the tape drive or library. |
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If you are restoring the System State to a running domain controller, start the server in Directory Services Restore Mode. |
Follow the steps in Start the computer in Safe Mode, and then click Directory Services Restore Mode. |
To restore files manually, click the Restore and Manage Media tab to select files to restore or use the Backup or Restore Wizard. |
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If you are restoring an Encrypted File System (EFS) on a system where the private key for the encrypted data is somehow inaccessible (for example, on a computer that is not part of a network) or is corrupted or lost, import the designated recovery agent's EFS private key (the PKCS #12 file). |