Yep. Problem is, especially in small environments, there are times when a DC is also the file server or it runs other services. Getting a small business to pay for an additional server is sometimes problematic. The high eggs-to-basket ratio is often accepted in relation to the costs. Thus the need for good backups with tested restores and a decent UPS...
********************** Charlie Kaiser MCSE, CCNA Systems Engineer Essex Credit / Brickwalk 510 595 5083 ********************** > -----Original Message----- > From: Carr, Jonathan (OFT) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 8:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] urgent help needed > > Another note is that a DC is only a DC it should not under any > circumstances have any DATA that is critical on it.. If you need to > recover the server you need to follow the kb at MS about recovery of a > failed DC. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Alicia Szerenyi > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 11:09 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] urgent help needed > > what happens if i reinstall AD over the previous files? will they be > overwritten? or will that cause more errors? > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado > el: jueves, > 05 de agosto de 2004 11:59 > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Asunto: RE: [ActiveDir] urgent help needed > > > Personally, on this machine, after all this trouble, I'd back up the > critical data that I wanted to keep, verify that the backup > of that data > could be restored to another location, wipe the machine and reinstall > from scratch. > Faster, easier, and more dependable than trying to clean up the > wreckage... > > ********************** > Charlie Kaiser > MCSE, CCNA > Systems Engineer > Essex Credit / Brickwalk > 510 595 5083 > ********************** > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Alicia Szerenyi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2004 7:48 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] urgent help needed > > > > After i forced demotion of the DC changing the property > from LanmanNT > > to ServerNT, i can't access AD (obviously)...but i have > left a lot of > > files and stuff from the previous install of AD...how do i > get rid of > > all that junk? can i just delete everything? i don't think > i can...i > > have files in the folder c:\winnt\system32, and a lot of other > > places... > > > > Thanks > > > > -----Mensaje original----- > > De: Charlie Kaiser [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Enviado el: > > jueves, 05 de agosto de 2004 10:16 > > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Asunto: RE: [ActiveDir] urgent help needed > > > > > > Install a UPS that will allow your machine to automatically > shut down > > gracefully in the event of a power failure... > > You might also use an app like VMWare or Virtual PC to > create a second > > > DC that you run for a few hours a week or something like that... > > > > ********************** > > Charlie Kaiser > > MCSE, CCNA > > Systems Engineer > > Essex Credit / Brickwalk > > 510 595 5083 > > ********************** > > > > > Is there any way i can avoid a failure because of a power loss? i > > > read in the microsoft documentation that power failure can cause > > > that the database file can't be read, is deleted or corrupted... > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > > List archive: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm > List archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
