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dcpromo /adv Switch Query

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by arunraju

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Microsoft KB states that a Backup from a specific Domain Controller can be used only to restore it in case of Hardware Failure.
But when a System State Backup is taken in order to use dcpromo /adv switch to avoid replication via slow WAN links, how does this work as the System State backup is taken on a DC thats quite different from the one on which the dcpromo /adv switch is going to be executed.

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by p.j.hutchison

The System State consists of Registry Files, System files, Active Directory database, COM+ Sysvol and Boot files.
The /adv switch will ignore the registry and system files and restore the AD database and possibly the Sysvol as well so no hardware information is restored so it does not matter what system the backup is from!

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