Graphical Method ...........................................................................................................................................36
Windows PowerShell Method ........................................................................................................................37
7. Copy Disks .......................................................................................................................................................38
Manually Copying Disks ..................................................................................................................................39
Exporting the VM ............................................................................................................................................42
Adding XML to the Offline System Disk ..........................................................................................................43
8. Create the New Virtual Machine.....................................................................................................................47
Associating a New VM with Copied Disks .......................................................................................................47
Import VM.......................................................................................................................................................48
9. Clone the New Virtual Machine ......................................................................................................................53
Virtualized Domain Controller Safe Restore............................................................................................................55
Validate the Hypervisor.......................................................................................................................................55
Validate the Replication Topology ......................................................................................................................55
Writable Domain Controller Contact ..............................................................................................................55
Simultaneous Restore .....................................................................................................................................56
Post-Snapshot Replication ..............................................................................................................................56
Windows PowerShell Snapshot Cmdlets.............................................................................................................58
Further Recommendations .................................................................................................................................58
Troubleshooting ......................................................................................................................................................60
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................60
Troubleshooting VDC Cloning .............................................................................................................................60
Tools for Troubleshooting...............................................................................................................................62
General Methodology for Troubleshooting Domain Controller Cloning ........................................................63
Troubleshooting Specific Problems.................................................................................................................65
Advanced Troubleshooting .............................................................................................................................86
Troubleshooting VDC Safe Restore ...................................................................................................................111
Tools for Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................................111
General Methodology for Troubleshooting Domain Controller Safe Restore ..............................................112
Troubleshooting Specific Problems...............................................................................................................113
Advanced Troubleshooting ...........................................................................................................................121
Appendices............................................................................................................................................................130
Terminology ......................................................................................................................................................130
VDC Cloning Architecture..................................................................................................................................131
Overview .......................................................................................................................................................132
