Video Screencast Help
Search Video Help Close Back
to help
Not able to make it to Vision this year? Get a sampling in the Best of Vision on Demand group.

ERR - Active Directory: could not obtain the restore context

Updated: 21 May 2010 | 3 comments
Italo Calvano Junior Calvano's picture
0 0 Votes
Login to vote

Gentlemen,

When I try to make the Restore of AD of a server it I present the error below. Anybody already passed therefore?



10:12:15 25/1/2005: Restore Started
10:12:26 (5944.xxx) Restore job id 5944 will require 1 image.
10:12:26 (5944.xxx) Media id 2024L1 is needed for the restore.
10:12:32 (5944.001) Restoring from image created 03/01/2005 18:35:59
10:12:34 (5944.001) INF - Waiting for mount of media id 2024L1 on server s6011as02 for
10:12:37 (5944.001) INF - TAR STARTED
10:13:33 (5944.001) INF - Waiting for positioning of media id 2024L1 on server s6011as
10:17:17 (5944.001) INF - Beginning restore from server s6011as02 to client s1101dc01.
10:17:42 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\
10:17:42 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Database\
10:17:42 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Database\ntds.dit
10:17:42 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: failed preparing for the restore (WIN32 c7
10:17:42 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: could not obtain the restore context
12:26:02 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Logs\
12:26:02 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Logs\edb01B87.log
12:26:02 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: failed preparing for the restore (WIN32 c7
12:26:02 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: could not obtain the restore context
12:26:16 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Logs\edb01B88.log
12:26:16 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: failed preparing for the restore (WIN32 c7
12:26:16 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: could not obtain the restore context
12:26:29 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Logs\edb01B89.log
12:26:29 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: failed preparing for the restore (WIN32 c7
12:26:29 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: could not obtain the restore context
12:26:53 (5944.001) TAR - System_State:\Active_Directory\Logs\ntds.pat
12:26:53 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: failed preparing for the restore (WIN32 c7
12:26:53 (5944.001) ERR - Active Directory: could not obtain the restore context
12:26:53 (5944.001) INF - TAR EXITING WITH STATUS = 5
12:26:53 (5944.001) INF - TAR RESTORED 3 OF 8 FILES SUCCESSFULLY
12:26:53 (5944.001) INF - TAR KEPT 0 EXISTING FILES
12:26:53 (5944.001) INF - TAR PARTIALLY RESTORED 0 FILES
12:26:54 (5944.001) Status of restore from image created 03/01/2005 18:35:59 = tar did
12:26:57 (5944.xxx) INF - Status = the restore failed to recover the requested files.



thanks,
Italo.

Comments

schrammd's picture
10
Feb
2005
0 Votes 0
Login to vote

what version and OS are your clients and master\media server on?

Italo Calvano Junior Calvano's picture
08
Nov
2005
0 Votes 0
Login to vote

The problem are.... Exist a parameter on Active directory which 1 day to Restore. If you test a Restore which 2 days the problem ocorred.

Ther parameter are changed and I restored all Active Directory Backups.

Mayur Shinde's picture
08
Nov
2005
0 Votes 0
Login to vote

CAn share please where this parameter is specified ?