| In this article you will learn how to develop a backup | | | | active directory object, an authoritative restore can |
| and recovery solution. Data has become a firm's | | | | be perfomed to restore a particular object. By using |
| most valuable asset, and it is tour job to protect this | | | | ntdsutil, a particular object can be authoritatively |
| data from accidental loss. remember the fundamental | | | | restores, without disregarding other changes in active |
| questions to ask when developing a solution. What | | | | directory. |
| should be backup? What is the recovery point? What | | | | Occasionally servers become sick and have boot |
| is the time frame for recovery? What is the risk | | | | failures. Some times a boot failure is due to a |
| tolerance,if any,of the firm? Finding the answers to | | | | hardware failure, such as bad memoey, a hard drive |
| these questions will help you develop a plan that is | | | | failure, or motherboard failure. In these situations, the |
| appropriate for your firm. | | | | hardware must be replaced before you can trouble |
| Microsoft Windows includes a very basic but very | | | | shoot the operating system. In some cases, windows |
| capable backup solutions, Backup utility for windows. | | | | will even have to re-installed. However, there are |
| Backup utility for windows now includes the ability to | | | | plenty of situations in which the operating system is |
| backup data to a file and place the data on a | | | | not working correctoly due to misconfigurations or |
| network share, removable media, or other hardware | | | | other software issue. In these situations, yhe |
| device,such as tape drive. An entire drive, volume, | | | | advanced boot options can be used to restore a |
| folder, or individual file can be backed up. Also the | | | | server to full functionality quickly and easily. In |
| registry, critical boot files, and active directory can be | | | | previous version of windows, an emergency repair |
| backed up by selecting to backip system state data. | | | | repair disks was provided to recover from major |
| In case of failure, the system state data can be | | | | failure. Microsoft Windows noe implements an |
| restored to recover active directory. Under normal | | | | automated system recovery (ASR) process. Using |
| circumstances, a domain controller replicates with | | | | ASR is an easy way to restore a server to previous |
| other domain controllers upon startup, and any | | | | operational state. Am ASR disk is created by using |
| changes in active directory are replicated to the | | | | backup utility for windows. |
| domain controller. In case of accidental deletion of | | | | |