Yes, I know. Bug in ntbackup. It's even lamer experience for ADAM. And it will not be fixed. I'll try to remember to write a little more about it later ...
Cheers, -BrettSh [msft] On Sun, 17 Jul 2005, Figueroa, Johnny wrote: > > I have something that is bugging me and maybe someone on this list > knows. I have two 2003 DCs. DC1 has 3 drives C, D and E. I installed the > database on E and the logs on D. On DC2 on a different site, it has 2 > drives C and D. I installed the database on D and the logs on C with the > OS. > > I am doing an all drives backup of both DCs with NTBACKUP on Sundays, > separate from the daily System States. On DC1, I can drill down on the E > drive and see NTDS.DIT file selected and I can chose to unselect it if I > want. On DC2, I also see the E drive selected, however when I drill down > I can NOT select the NTDS.DIT file and other files on the NTDS > directory. > > I've read that the database is part of the System State backup and that > it can not be backed up or restored individually. If that's the case I > would expect to see the same kind of thing on both DCs. > > Anyone know why this is? > > Thanks > > Johnny Figueroa > Enterprise Network Consultant/Integrator > Network Services Banner Health Voice (602) > 495-4195 Fax (602) 495-4406 > > WARNING: This message, and any attachments, are intended only for the > use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain > information that is privileged, confidential and exempt from disclosure > under applicable law. If the reader of this message is not the intended > recipient or employee/agent responsible for delivering the message to > the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, > distribution or copying of the communication is strictly prohibited. If > you receive this communication in error, please notify us immediately > > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx > List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx > List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ > List info : http://www.activedir.org/List.aspx List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/ListFAQ.aspx List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
