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September 7th, 2010 04:00
How to backup Domain controller on windows 2008?
Dear all,
I want to backup windows domain controller active directory on windows 2008, i have installed networker client 7.5.2 ? is that sufficient to backup the domain controller or i need to install something else ?
Regards,
Radwan
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Daniea3
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September 7th, 2010 04:00
Hi Radwan,
You dont need to install anything else apart from Networker. The NetWorker software automatically backs up AD as a component of the SYSTEM
STATE or VSS SYSTEM BOOT save set. An AD backup or restore includes the AD log files, database, patch files, and expiry token.
Regards,
Arun
radwan2
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September 7th, 2010 04:00
Hi Arun,
I have windows 2008 acting as AD , but when i browse the system to selec the saveset i can not detect any "system state" ? in earlier verisons of windows we used to select the "system state" to do bakcup for the active directory.
in windows 2008 AD we should select "VSS SYSTEM BOOT" ? does it includes AD log files, database, patch files, and expiry token ?
Thanks and best regards,
Radwan
Daniea3
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September 7th, 2010 05:00
Hi Radwan,
You can mention the saveset as ALL which includes all the drives and all VSS components. Else mention the drive which is required and explicitely mention the VSS savesets. VSS SYSTEM BOOT, VSS SYSTEM FILESET, VSS SYSTEM SERVICES, VSS USER DATA, VSS OTHER.
Regards,
Arun
DeaconZ28-2015
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September 7th, 2010 08:00
With Windows 2003 you could do saveset System State:\ and put VSS:*=off in the save operations field. I used to use it on my DC.
Not sure about Windows 2008 since it is built more around VSS than 2003.
aidriss
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September 7th, 2010 23:00
Dear Radwan,
i want to ask you did you solved the problem or yet, because iam facing the same problem, am confused which files i need to backup on widows 2008 domain controller (configuration files) ??
please advice
regards,
Ali
joka2
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September 8th, 2010 02:00
Regarding backing up Server 2008 with NetWorker, you have to mind, that NetWorker can't do a DR (disaster recovery) recover of Server 2008 as can be done for Server 2003. More information on this is in this esg109074 here:
https://solutions.emc.com/emcsolutionview.asp?id=esg109074
Other backup products have solved this issue some time ago. Avamar is one of those products, but NetWorker does not have it on the agenda this year as far as I know.
Johannes
Thierry101
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November 4th, 2012 20:00
Hi Arun/All
What component backup includes AD log files, database, patch files, and expiry token ?
Thanks
ble1
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November 5th, 2012 06:00
You can't do it as MS changed game rules. But you can use VSS DISASTER RECOVER, right?
Thierry101
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November 5th, 2012 12:00
Hi Joka
The PL describes that the recoveries are only applicable if the OS is not reinstalled. How if hardware is replaced and/or OS reinstalled...usually this is the typical scenarios and from backup need to get back to last good config after the server is up and online....that cant be done based on PL explanation?