Thanks Ken, that's the basic steps I had in mind, just looking for the little details (like trust passwords) that I might not have thought of. This is really more of an exercise, as we have offsite DCs to connect to in the event of a disaster.
Jeff On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> wrote: > Bring up a new machine. Boot to DSRM. Perform a system state restore. > Reboot. > > > > Bring up additional machines. DCPromo them and let the data replicate. > > > > Depending on your initial configuration, configure GCs as required. > > > > Repeat for each additional domain that you have. > > > > Microsoft has a whitepaper that has a bunch of extra steps (like resetting > trust passwords etc) > > > > Cheers > > Ken > > > > *From:* Jeff Bunting [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Thursday, 1 October 2009 9:12 PM > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* 2003 AD DR restore > > > > Anyone have any good links to DR procedures for 2003 AD? Most of what I've > found is a general AD restore; looking for details on restoring DC in the > event of a catastrophic failure, assuming no others exist. > > Thanks, > Jeff > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
