What are the steps when running a Forest Restore? (4246817)

Restore From Backup:

PREPARE TO START

• Ensure that Forest Recovery Agent is installed and running
• Detect current mode (DSRM or normal)
• Get information about domain controller (IP Addresses, DNS names, FSMO roles, etc)

• Check if computer is a domain controller
• Save start types of Windows services
• Disable Windows Update
• Copy the backup file to domain controller

• Restart domain controller in DSRM if necessary
• Enable domain controller isolation
• Disable custom filters for passwords
• Restore data from backup
• Restart domain controller in normal mode
• Reset computer account passwords

• Get information about domain controller
• Select preferred DNS server
• Remove global catalog if necessary
• Raise RID pool
• Invalidate RID pool
• Seize FSMO roles
• Clean up metadata of removed domain controllers
• Reset the Krbtgt password
• Enable custom filters for passwords
• Ensure that the SYSVOL share is available
• Restart domain controller in normal mode
• Reset trust passwords

• Ensure that domain controller isolation is disabled
• Clean up metadata for domains that were not restored if necessary
• Ensure global catalog is available
• Enable the use of global catalog for user authentication
• Enable Windows Update
• Restore start types of Windows services
• Remove temporary files