Re: Disaster Recovery Scenario Help

1...If the AD domain is lost (no DCs available), then how are you going to
promote the DR servers into DCs? You need to existing DCs to promote
additional DCs

2...fresh install and restoring current backups of DCs is an option

3...exchange depends on AD. So if AD is gone and exchange is up and running,
it will shout like hell because AD is gone. In that case restoring DCs
(going back in time) can cause different issues like disconnected mailboxes
(because mailboxes exist on the exchange server, but the corresponding user
does not yet exist in AD)

4...yes

you might wanna take a look at:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=3EDA5A79-C99B-4DF9-823C-933FEBA08CFE

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"JamFan" <JamFan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I am creating a disaster recovery plan. The idea is that the building and
> network is a complete loss. I have 2 DR servers offsite. I just need some
> advice on a few AD related questions:
>
> 1. Are we better suited keeping the DR servers as standalone workgroup
> servers or is it better to make them member servers that can be upgraded
> to
> DC's with the domain SID?
>
> 2. Is such an upgrade possible or is an AD restore or fresh
> install the only options?
>
> 2. What are the exchange recovery ramifications to either scenario because
> I
> heard their are problems restoring exchange directly related to the domain
> SID?
>
> 3. Will the data on the backup tapes be accessible on the servers if they
> are not members of the domain?
>


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