Backing up Active Directory
Aloha kakou, I have seen conflicting information about this on the web, and even on the Veritas website. Someone please set me straight. I have a Windows network with two Domain Controllers - curre...
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> Hello kahonu84 ,
>
>
> 1. System Partition
> The system partition refers to the disk volume
> containing hardware specific files needed to boot
> Windows (NTLDR, BOOT.INI, and so on). On Intel
> x86-based machines, it must be a primary partition
> that has been marked active. On x86 machines, this is
> always drive 0, the drive the system BIOS searches
> during system boot for the operating system.
>
> So it is esentially the partition on your hard disk
> where the operating system files are installed, the
> partition in which you server boots up. You need to
> back this up along with the system state.
>
> For an understanding of the system state refer to :
>
>
> Title : An explanation of System State and Active
> Directory and the selection of System State for
> backup purposes
> http://support.veritas.com/docs/235161
>
> Refer also the following :
>
> Title : What rights must the Backup Exec Service or
> Logon Account have when backing up local and remote
> computers in a Windows 2000 Active Directory
> environment, in order to back up the System State?
> http://support.veritas.com/docs/243033
>
> NOTE : If we do not receive your reply within two
> business days, this post would be marked assumed
> answeredand would be moved toanswered
> questions pool.
> Hello kahonu84 ,
>
>
> 1. System Partition
> The system partition refers to the disk volume
> containing hardware specific files needed to boot
> Windows (NTLDR, BOOT.INI, and so on). On Intel
> x86-based machines, it must be a primary partition
> that has been marked active. On x86 machines, this is
> always drive 0, the drive the system BIOS searches
> during system boot for the operating system.
>
> So it is esentially the partition on your hard disk
> where the operating system files are installed, the
> partition in which you server boots up. You need to
> back this up along with the system state.
>
> For an understanding of the system state refer to :
>
>
> Title : An explanation of System State and Active
> Directory and the selection of System State for
> backup purposes
> http://support.veritas.com/docs/235161
>
> Refer also the following :
>
> Title : What rights must the Backup Exec Service or
> Logon Account have when backing up local and remote
> computers in a Windows 2000 Active Directory
> environment, in order to back up the System State?
> http://support.veritas.com/docs/243033
>
> NOTE : If we do not receive your reply within two
> business days, this post would be marked assumed
> answeredand would be moved toanswered
> questions pool.
