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Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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hi there.

got a question.

when i fully restore a Windows 2003 server,, first boot is allways in safe mode, then it reboots and boots up normally.
so the restore is succesful, but a very strange first boot..

i dont know if it have anything to do with the application aware backup funktion or something.

problem is that when i make a surebackup,,, it takes ALOT of time bcos the server have to boot 2 times first...

any advice to prevent this from happening??
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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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Hello Tommi,

This is an expected bahaviour assuming that you're referring to a DC VM. Non-authoritative restore of domain controller (which Veeam performs by default) requires booting it in directory services restore mode before performing actual restore, which is what our application-aware processing logic performs automatically for you.

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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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hi again.

ok great.. everytning is in order then.

thanks for fast reply

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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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Hi. I need to restore a SBS2008 server. I've restored it, but I always starts up in Safe Mode. What do I do? Any step by step instructions? HELP!
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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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Hi. Try waiting for a few minutes, do not touch anything - it should reboot into normal mode automatically after performing VSS restore. Thanks.
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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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hi satheesh

yea like Gostev said,, it usaly works for me.. eventhough i have seen it fail,, but it is rare :)

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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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So I just power-on the VM and let it stay at the login screen? If I try to logon, it always gives me this error: There are currently no logon servers available to service the logon request.

I'll give it an hour an see what happens... :/
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Re: Restored server2003 first boot allways in safe mode ?

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You should not be able to logon, as domain controller is in Active Directory services restore mode, which requires all corresponding services disabled. But if it does not reboot after a few minutes max, than something is not right. Please contact support for investigations. Frankly seeing issues with this functionality is quite unexpected, as it has been around for years now...
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