Perform a nonauthoritative restore of AD DS Server 2003, 2008, 2012

1. At the Windows logon screen, click Switch User, and then click Other User.
2. Type .\administrator as the user name, type the DSRM password for the server, and then press ENTER.
3. Click Start, right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as Administrator.
4. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   wbadmin get versions -backuptarget:<targetDrive>:
   -machine:<BackupComputerName>
   Where:
   • <targetDrive>: is the location of the backup that you want to restore.
     
   • <BackupComputerName> is the name of the computer where you want to recover the backup. This parameter is useful when you have backed up multiple computers to the same location or you have renamed the computer since the backup was taken.
     
5. Identify the version that you want to restore.
   You must enter this version exactly in the next step.
6. At the command prompt, type the following command, and then press ENTER:
   wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:<MM/DD/YYYY-HH:MM>
   -backuptarget:<targetDrive>: -machine:<BackupComputerName>
   -quiet
   Where:
   • <MM/DD/YYYY-HH:MM> is the version of the backup that you want to restore.
     
   • <targetDrive>: is the volume that contains the backup.
     
   • <BackupComputerName> is the name of the computer where you want to recover the backup. This parameter is useful when you have backed up multiple computers to the same location or you have renamed the computer since the backup was taken.
     
   If you do not specify the -quiet parameter, you are prompted to press Y to proceed with the restore process and press Y to confirm that the replication engine for SYSVOL has not changed since you created the backup.
   After the recovery operation has completed, if you are not going to perform an authoritative restore of any restored objects, restart the server.

Create, Rename and Delete a Site in AD Sites and Services Server 2003, 2008, 2012

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
   
2. Right-click the Sites folder, and then click New Site.
   
3. In Name, type the name of the new site.
   
4. Click a site link object, and then click OK.

Rename a Site:

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
   
2. In the console tree, right-click the site that you want to rename, and then click Rename.
   
   Where?
   
   
   • Active Directory Sites and Services/Sites/site that you want to rename
     
3. Type the new site name.

Delete a Site:

1. Open Active Directory Sites and Services.
   
2. In the console tree, right-click the site that you want to delete, and then click Delete.
   
   Where?
   
   
   • Active Directory Sites and Services/Sites/site that you want to delete
     

Important

• Before a site can be deleted, any domain controller objects within the site must be deleted or moved to another site.
  

Notes

• To perform this procedure, you must be a member of the Enterprise Admins group in Active Directory, or you must have been delegated the appropriate authority. As a security best practice, consider using Run as to perform this procedure. For more information, see Default local groups, Default groups, and Using Run as.
  
• To open Active Directory Sites and Services, click Start, click Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Active Directory Sites and Services.