Restoring AD LDS data on an existing AD LDS instance that belongs to a configuration set

1. If it is running, stop the AD LDS instance for which data will be restored.
2. Open Backup.
3. On the Action menu, click Recover .
4. Follow the steps in the Recovery Wizard to specify the location of the source backup data and to identify the specific backup from which you want to recover instance data.
5. In Click Select recovery type , click Files and folders , and then click Next.
6. In Select items to recover , browse to and select the folder that contains the instance data files. By default, AD LDS database and log files are located in %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft ADAM\ instancename, where instancename is the AD LDS instance name.
7. In Specify recovery options , click Original locations and Overwrite existing files with recovered files , and then click Next .
8. To complete the restore, click Finish .
9. After the restore is complete, close Backup.
10. Open a command prompt.
11. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    dsdbutil
12. At the dsdbutil: prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    activate instance instancename
    where instancename represents the service name of the AD LDS instance on which you want to restore data.
13. At the dsdbutil: prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
    authoritative restore

Additional considerations

• To open Backup, click Start , click Administrative Tools , and then click Backup .
  
• To open a command prompt, click Start , right-click Command Prompt , and then click Run as administrator .
  
• Use the Services snap-in to stop an AD LDS instance.
  
• You can use this procedure if you want the data being restored to authoritatively override existing data in the configuration set.
  
• For more information about the authoritative restore command in dsdbutil , at the authoritative restore: prompt, type ? , and then press ENTER.
  
• If you accidentally start a restore of an AD LDS instance over a currently running AD LDS instance, we recommend that you immediately restart the computer, stop the AD LDS instance, and then perform the restoration again.