Windows server 2008 – How to mount or unmount Active Directory snapshot
Posted by aidas | Posted in Active directory, Command line, Windows 2008 | Posted on 06-05-2009
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This post will show you how to mount or unmount 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 and it can be viewed without starting server in Directory Services Restore Mode.
To list all available snaphosts on server type:
ntdsutil press Enter
snapshot press Enter
list all press Enter
You will see all available snapshots with specific GUID {…..} . To mount snapshot note GUID of snapshot you would like to mount and type:
mount {<GUID>}
To unmount snapshot type:
unmount {<GUID>}
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