backups are done by the windows server backup utility which must be installed as a windows feature. a system state backup will be sufficient for backing up active directory. the other backup options are for bare metal restore scenarios.

to restore a system state backup, boot to the directory services restore mode and login with the local administrator password.

open an admin command prompt and run:
wbadmin get versions -backuptarget:f: -machine:dc1
f: is the location of the backups, dc1 is the name of the machine

wbadmin start systemstaterecovery -version:08/23/2015-03:00 -backuptarget:f: -machine:dc1

then run ntdsutil
activate instance ntds;
authoritative restore
restore database

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