Re: Disaster Recovery - Virtualized environment

Hi
Not sure if I understand you correctly but... Imaging is 1 of the backup methods that isn't supported in Active Directory domain, or you'll end up with USN ROLLBACK, another aspect is that all DCs need to replicate within your tombstonelifetime forest value.
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I hope that the information above helps you.
Have a Nice day.
Jorge Silva
MCSE

"TonyP" <TonyP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:52F11986-ECE6-4490-B0C7-A7DAF53C65E1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

What I intending to do is:

1) Install VMware Infrastructure 3 on a server at my disaster recovery site.

2) Configure a 4th Virtualized domain controller (DC04 - Windows 2003 SP2 R2
license) which replicates with my physical Domain Controllers at my main Data
Centre site.

3) Take P2V (VMware Converter Beta) images of my 3 Physical Domain
Controllers and bring them into Virtualized Environment

4) Leave the copies of virtualized physical Domain Controllers inactive , no
need to license again (using R2)

In the event of loss to my physical Domain Controllers (serious disaster the
site is down long-term) at my main Data Centre.

I intend to bring online and make active the 3 virtualized domain
controllers (DC01, DC02, DC03) on the VMware Infrastructure environment.
They will be identical to physical servers in always such as IP , name etc

Issue is there Active Directory Databases will not be current due to the P2V
images be taken on a monthly basis.

4th Domain Controller (DC04) will have the last current and good copy of the
AD Database.

Active virtualized Domain Controllers (DC01, DC02, DC03) should now
synchronise there databases with the DC04 ? and become current?

Is my logic ok ?

Any issues I have not foreseen?

Advice greatly appreciated?

Tony


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