How to properly snapshot and return to a domain controller

I have 4 x of domain controllers Windows 2003, which 2 are physical and 2 are virtual. I need to install the component of the IMU (for Unix identity management) on each of them.

I would like to take a snapshot of one of the virtual domain controllers before you install the IMU component to restore if it causes problems.

Does anyone know how to do this correctly?

If I install the component on one of the domain controllers, to decide that it does not work as expected, restore the domain controller from the age of 1 hour and restart snapshot will there AD questions? Are there other measures that should be taken?

Thank you!

Hello.

This approach might violate support with Microsoft.  It is possible, but think of the consequences of not having support on ad, before trying this.  I would personally have ready another DC and a good system state backup.

"Active Directory does not support other methods to restore the contents of Active Directory. In particular, Active Directory does not support any method that restores a 'snapshot' of the operating system or is in the volume of the operating system disk. This kind of method causes a restore in the sequence of update (USN) number used to track changes in Active Directory. When a USN recovery occurs, the contents of data bases Active Directory on the incorrectly restored domain controller and its replication partners can be definitely incompatible"- MS 888794 kb

Good luck!

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