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
<rick.harderwijk AT gmail DOT com>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 <
> Grigori.Solonovitch AT ahliunited DOT com> 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:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> > Behalf Of
> > ritchi64
> > Sent: 19 09 2013 12:20 AM
> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> > 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
> >
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