Recovering System State
Updated: April 21, 2010
Applies To: System Center Data Protection Manager 2010
You will do a System State recovery when your computer is able to boot up, but the system files and registry are lost.
Procedure to Recover System State
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On the DPM server, use the Recovery Wizard to recover the last good System State recovery point to an alternative location.
Warning Start the computer that you want to recover. -
Start Windows Server Backup.
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Click Recover in the Actions pane.
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Click This Server, and then click Next.
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Click Another Server. On the Specify Location Type page, select Remote shared folder. Provide the path to the folder that contains the recovery point. Click Next.
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On the Select Recovery Type page, click System state, and then click Next.
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On the Select Location for System State Recovery page, click Original Location, and then click Next.
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On the Confirmation page, click Recover.
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After successful recovery of the system state of your computer, you can complete the recovery process using the instructions on the following pages:
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For Windows 2008: Recovering Your Server
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For Windows 2008 R2: Recover the System State
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For Windows 2003: Restore System State data
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For Windows 2008: Recovering Your Server
