James Pratt wrote:
>
>
> Ok - Now I am assuming this a win 2008 AD controller (this is because
> you mentioned the sysvol & scripts, as I'm not a windows guy myself, but
> I know these are unique to DC's, at least in 2003 AD)...
>
> Perhaps a windows person out there can clarify on this Re: NW and AD, as
> we are still on w2k3 DC's, but I'm now wondering (since I'm not a
> "windows guy" myself) if these files under sysvol\ are "special" and
> instead are being backed up in one of the of the VSS savesets ..
>
> The manual is not exactly helpful on this to me, but perhaps to you - I
> would probably open a case with EMC and check either way, but that's
> just me as I'm paranoid ... ;)
>
> - first part of AD backup/recov , pages 699-703 of the NW admin guide
> for 7.5.1)
>
> Backing up Active Directory
>
> The NetWorker software automatically backs up AD as a component of the
> SYSTEM
> STATE or VSS SYSTEM BOOT save set. An AD backup or restore includes the
> AD log
> files, database, patch files, and expiry token.
>
> Recovering Active Directory
>
> To recover AD, Windows requires that the system state be recovered. Each
> backup of
> the system state includes an expiry token for the AD backup. During
> recovery, the
> operating system compares the expiry token to the tombstone lifetime of
> the domain.
> An AD recovery fails if the expiry token is older than the tombstone
> lifetime. (This is
> a Microsoft AD restriction. To recover AD data that is past the
> tombstone lifetime,
> reinstall the operating system on the domain controller before
> recovering.)
> The tombstone lifetime is a configurable attribute of a Windows domain.
> By default,
> the tombstone lifetime is 60 days. For more information, refer to the
> Microsoft
> Windows Server Resource Kit documentation on AD.
>
>
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You are correct, this is a Win 2008 AD controller.
Well, as far as the files under the SYSVOL folder being special, they really
aren't. I created a simple .txt file and placed under the SYSVOL folder and
that was not backed. So, this is leading me to believe that something is going
on with permissions or something? I'm not really familiar with Active
Directory either. I'm in for it aren't I? haha
I will check out the 7.5 Admin Guide and read up on that. I also opened a
ticket with EMC about this issue and will keep everyone posted.
Thanks.
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