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I am
not sure if anyone is currently taking advantage of this feature yet, because it
is only for Windows 2003, and there is still a lot of people deploying
2000. I do know that some vendors are in talks with Microsoft on how to
implement it, and there are some concerns on their part. Think of this
sorta like the Virus API wars a few years ago in Exchange. It is going to
take a iteration or two before everyone is happy with the API. It is good
to see Microsoft recognize the need for an API. I wish they would have
co-developed it with the Vendors input more though.
Todd
Not
sure about a new API to restore deleted objects, but there is a procedure
you can follow to do it. It is outlined here:
Robbie Allen
| I was reading "Guide to Windows
Server 2003 Changes in Default
Behavior" |
|
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=0fa11476-2ba7-4474-bc35-8fc38c65ef16&DisplayLang=en
And saw this
blurb:
| Add an option for Active
Directory to undelete deleted objects.
| Provides an option to
"undelete" or support online recovery by reanimating tombstones. ISVs
can write applications to call this API to reanimate a tombstone and
add value by restoring other attribute data, thereby providing an
"online" restore capability. This feature provides an API to reanimate
tombstones without hacking into the ESE database. ISVs can
differentiate their products by restoring other data that is not
recovered by this feature.
| Take a domain controller
offline, perform a restore from backup media, and then authoritatively
restore the one object of
interest. |
I assume this has to do with the statement put
out by MS someone posted recently. Does anyone know of product plans
exploiting this new API?
