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