In theory, AD gets backed up with "System State." A Microsoft-supported method would probably take a hybrid approach, using their tool to create the files, and then back the files up to TSM.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754472(v=ws.10).aspx You may also consider using Cristie's TBMR<http://www.cristie.com/products/tbmr/>(just as an example) to take an image using VSS (Windows Volume Shadow copy Service <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_Copy>) to create the snapshot, since AD (through System State) has a VSS writer. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa384675(v=vs.85).aspx Mike Best regards, Mike RMD IT, x7942 On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 7:00 AM, Rick Harderwijk <[email protected]>wrote: > AD restore works with Server 2003 AD and 5.5.x clients (did a DR test just > last week). Not sure if things have changed with later versions, but I can > hardly imagine that. Not to say it ain't so, ofcourse... > > Cheers, > Rick > > > On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:57 AM, Grigori Solonovitch < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > We are not backing up AD servers at all because there is no sense. It > > looks it is impossible to restore anything into existing AD (restored > > server is taken as corrupted). We are just keeping a few AD servers and > > install new server (propagate from existing AD) in case of AD server > crash. > > Disaster site configuration is much more complicated. After trying a lot > of > > options we have created dedicated AD servers at Disaster Site (part of > Head > > Office AD). > > > > Grigori Solonovitch, Senior Systems Architect, IT, Ahli United Bank > > Kuwait, www.ahliunited.com.kw > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > > ritchi64 > > Sent: 19 09 2013 12:20 AM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [ADSM-L] How do you backup Active Directory 2008 > > > > Hello, I'm a newbe with TSM, > > > > I search the forum for info about bakup of Active Dicetory 2008 and found > > nothing usefull. I also check the doc for baclient 6.4 and found no > > particular topic on this subject, just some patial info. > > > > Can someone could point me to a good documentation for backup Active > > Directory 2008 with tsm? Any doc for disater recovery for AD? > > > > Should I select backup the sysvol and net login? > > How do you setup your baclient to backup AD at your site? > > > > Thank's in advance! > > Alan > > > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > |This was sent by [email protected] via Backup Central. > > |Forward SPAM to [email protected]. > > +---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > Please consider the environment before printing this Email. > > > > ________________________________ > > > > CONFIDENTIALITY AND WAIVER: The information contained in this electronic > > mail message and any attachments hereto may be legally privileged and > > confidential. The information is intended only for the recipient(s) named > > in this message. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified > > that any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is prohibited. If you > > have received this in error please contact the sender and delete this > > message and any attachments from your computer system. We do not > guarantee > > that this message or any attachment to it is secure or free from errors, > > computer viruses or other conditions that may damage or interfere with > > data, hardware or software. > > >
