Re: Restore Active Directory from tape
- From: Matt Scoff <xxscoffxx@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:37:54 -0500
Thank you for the response. Yes, we already have a backup domain
controller. Which is great, unless you have a disaster and everything
in the office is blown away.
This domain controller would be used in a disaster situation where
there is nothing left but a tape to restore from.
So I need to know how I would restore this tape to a new server and
import/restore all of my active directory users.
On Thu, 8 Sep 2005 11:58:17 -0500, "Phillip Windell" <@.> wrote:
>The right way to do that is put the DC on the domain and run it and leave it
>running. It needs to be a running DC that you use all the time along with
>the others or it will not stay in sync,...and you need it to stay in sync.
>There are SecureChannel issues and Machine Account updates that happen on a
>schedule as a normal part of AD functionality that won't happen if the
>machine isn't up and fuctioning on the LAN constantly, and those things are
>another part of what is required to keep things in sync. A "backup DC" is a
>redundant functioning "in use" DC,...not a DC disconnected, shutdown, and
>sitting in a corner somewhere.
>
>Domain Clients must have the IP# of all the DCs that run DNS added in thier
>TCP/IP at all times. If they do not, then they will not "fail over" to the
>next DC if the first one goes down.
>
>The whole idea is that a failed DC will be transparent and not cause any
>downtime. The worst that should happen is that you may have to do a forced
>"seize" of the FSMO Roles on the remaining DC if one goes down.
.
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