Active Directory

A directory service provides a way to locate and identify users and resources available in a distributed system. Windows 2000 Server includes Active Directory to manage the enterprise directory information for distributed networks. The information in this directory must be considered within your overall backup and restore strategy.

The directory service can be backed up either online or offline, but the restoration process can be completed only when the directory is offline, similar to Microsoft® Exchange Server. The Active Directory database can only be backed up completely; incremental backup is not supported.

Directory information can be replicated, so the system administrator needs to formulate a recovery plan. One option is to restore a replica of the directory and then propagate changes that occurred since the backup from other replicas in the domain. The domain controller can also be restored from tape backup. This assumes that other replicas are not corrupted. If the other replicas are corrupted, you might need to do an authoritative restore. For more information about Active Directory backups, see the Distributed Systems Guide.

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Microsoft Corporation Staff, IT Professional Staff - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Operations Guide
Microsoft Corporation Staff, IT Professional Staff - Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Operations Guide
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Year: 2002
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