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This post will show you how to create Active Directory snapshot using command line on your Windows server 2008. Snapshot is a copy of active directory which contains active directory database and log files. Snapshot can be viewed without starting server in Directory Services Restore Mode.

Before creating snapshot you need to set AD as active instance. To do it open command line and type:

ntdsutil press Enter

activate instance NTDS press Enter

Now you are ready to create snapshot:

snapshot press Enter

create press Enter

You will see in output that snapshot was generated successfully.

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