Active Directory Backup

[Gaprofitt]

Hi All,

I have a quick question, how exactly do I backup Active Directory?

[Ctrl-X]

Backup a domain controller and make sure you include the System State.

[allen2]

There are also tools like Recovery manager for Active directory which cost a lot of money (licensing model is by user).

[Zartach]

CTRL-X has it right it is the cheapest option and requires the least effort atm.

Some documentation:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/263532/en-us

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241594/en-us

And 2 Whitepapers i have on the subject, i do not know where they are on the ms site so i attach them in the post.

[edit]the promised link[/edit]

Plan on how you want to restore and from that plan your backup scheme, also it might be good to backup all DC servers in your domain in case of corruption.

Hope it helps,

[edit] cant attach, something about not enough space, its 1.1 mb's but the 4.88mb's on forum aint enough to hold it ;-) i'll upload to my own site and link from here [/edit]

Edited October 9, 2006 by Zartach