Re: Domain Controller backup

Hello George,

System state is the minimum you need.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/240363

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241594

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/042e7616-4b5d-4c4f-afb7-59fdb89b218a1033.mspx?mfr=true

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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I'm trying to adjust my DC's backup plan. I believe we're backing up
more than we need to. Currently we backup the entire C drive which is
where the OS is installed. Do I need to backup the entire C drive?
Couldn't I just backup the thesystem state which would contian the
sysvol direcotry which is the active directory information? ALso this
DC contians all of the operation master roles, is a dns and wins
server and runs dhcp. This server is a windwos 2000 SP4 DC in a 2000
domain. I'm trying to develop a plan to minimize space used in terms
of backup yet with the ability to recover from a disaster. My
thought of most of the info on C relates to the OS which would be
reinstalled if the server crashed anyways. Am I totally off base here?



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