Paul,
In my opinion the answer to this question varies relative to the size of the
forest/domain.
For example; if you are dealing with an environment with a small number of DC's
and a single site then the potential need for recovery could be higher than a
larger environment that spans many
I like using the built-in tools to perform system state backups to a remote
location and then using the TSM client to backup those files to the TSM server.
For me, it meets two goals:
No third-party software on the domain controller
Guaranteed support from Microsoft (not "best effort") since I
I believe that TSM for VMWare is Active Directory aware and creates consistent
snaps of virtualized DCs.
I've handed our AD guys VM backups of their DCs for a couple years now and they
seem to be able to recover without much issue but I'm not an expert in AD or
what their procedure is.
Hi Zoltan,
Can you provide more details?
- Exact version of Windows and processor architecture, e.g., Windows Server
2008 Standard x86
- Which client version was installed prior to the upgrade, e.g., 7.1.1.2
- What client services are configured, e.g., client scheduler service, CAD
and remote
