[windows2000] Re: A question about backing up the AD
- From: "Chris Berry" <compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:28:23 -0800
Did you purchase the remote agent backup option? If you didn't you won't be
able to back up anything but the machine you're on. If you did purchase it
though, you can set up remote backup agents on all of your servers and have
them backed up to the same tape. Its all in your Veritas manual.
Chris Berry
compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx
Systems Administrator
JM Associates
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>From: "Rod Falanga" <rjfalanga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: <windows2000@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [windows2000] Re: A question about backing up the AD
>Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 10:50:53 -0700
>
>
>Chris,
>
>We do have Veritas (yeah!).
>
>How do I make it backup remove servers?
>
>Rod
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Msg: #2 in digest
> > From: "Chris Berry" <compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [windows2000] Re: A question about backing up the AD
> > Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2002 15:33:01 -0800
> >
> >
> > >From: "Rod Falanga" <rjfalanga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >I learned a lot; but because I have so much to learn, I know I won't
> > >retain it all. Thank God for the book, so I can look information up
> > >later. :)
> >
> > No no, don't look for the book, thank google.com thats pretty much the
> > font
> > of all knowledge nowadays.
> >
> > >I've got another important question, at least for me. In the class
>we
> > >discussed things like backing up and restoring Active Directory. I
>got
> > >a real big sinking feeling listening to the instructor talk about it,
> > >because I got the impression that I should backup AD on each and
>every
> > >domain controller in my domain! We do have a backup system (and
>we've
> > >had opportunity to test it by restoring files in the past), but it is
> > >only on one server; not all of the DCs.
> >
> > You don't need to back up multiple copies of the AD because they
> > auto-replicate so that they're all the same. However, unless all of
>your
> > DC's are the same, you'll need a backup of each one of those.
> >
> > >So, my question is, is the correct thing to do is have some sort of
> > >backup device on each and every domain controller? Its only on one,
> > >and I don't think that one is a DC.
> > >If the answer to my question is "Yes", then should I just get a tape
> > >backup system for each DC and install it, or is there someone else I
> > >could do, in the event I'm forced to restore AD?
> >
> > Putting a tape drive on each one is not a good solution. Use
> > something
> > like Veritas which lets you back up remote servers.
> >
> > Chris Berry
> > compjma@xxxxxxxxxxx
> > Systems Administrator
> > JM Associates
>
>
>
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