SnapShot En Windows Server 2012

En Windows Server 2012 las instantáneas de Hyper-V pasan a denominarse CheckPoint, el término SnapShot se utiliza para definir un procedimiento en entornos de Active Directory.

El procedimiento para Configurar y gestionar estos puntos de control es el siguiente.

Creating an AD DS Snapshot

• 1. Open the command prompt.
• 2. Type ntdsutil, and then press Enter.
• 3. Type snapshot, and then press Enter.
• 4. Type activate instance ntds, and then press Enter.
• 5. Type create, and then press Enter.
• 6. The globally unique identifier (GUID) that is displayed is important for commands in later tasks. Make note of the GUID or copy it to the Clipboard.
• 7. Type quit, and then press Enter.

Mounting an AD DS Snapshot

• 1. Open an elevated command prompt.
• 2. Type ntdsutil, and then press Enter.
• 3. Type activate instance ntds, and then press Enter.
• 4. Type snapshot, and then press Enter.
• 5. Type list all, and then press Enter.
• 6. Notice that the command returns a list of all snapshots.
• 7. Type mount {GUID}, where GUID is the GUID returned by the create snapshot command, and then press Enter.
• 8. Type quit, and then press Enter.
• 9. Type quit, and then press Enter.
• 10. Type dsamain -dbpath c:\$snap_datetime_volumec$\windows\ntds\ntds.dit -ldapport 50000, and then press Enter.
• 11. The port number, 50000, can be any open and unique TCP port number.
• 12. A message indicates that the startup of Active Directory Domain Services is complete.

Viewing an AD DS Snapshot
Use tools to connect to and explore the snapshot, to connect to a snapshot with Active Directory Users and Computers, follow these steps:

• 1. Open Active Directory Users and Computers.
• 2. Right-click the root node, and then click Change Domain Controller.
• 3. Notice that the Change Directory Server dialog box appears.
• 4. Click <Type a Directory Server name[:port] here>.
• 5. Type LON-DC1:50000, and then press Enter.
• 6. LON-DC1 is the name of the domain controller on which you mounted the snapshot, and 50000 is
• the TCP port number that you configured for the instance. You are now connected to the snapshot.
• 7. Click OK.

Unmounting an AD DS Snapshot

• 1. Switch to the command prompt in which the snapshot is mounted.
• 2. Press Ctrl+C to stop DSAMain.exe.
• 3. Type ntdsutil, and then press Enter.
• 4. Type activate instance ntds, and then press Enter.
• 5. Type snapshot, and then press Enter.
• 6. Type unmount GUID, where GUID is the GUID of the snapshot, and then press Enter.
• 7. Type quit, and then press Enter.
• 8. Type quit, and then press Enter.

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