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How to backup/restore SysVol on a domain controller w Netbackup

dbarrett6
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How can we backup and restore from the location C:\Windows\SYSVOL on our domain controllers? In the backup policy we have it set to do a full backup and if you browse the directory structure it shows all the contents of this folder. However, when you try to run a restore from the server it shows this folder as being empty. We have the Netbackup Client Service running on those servers as a local domain admin account. Those servers also have "Netbackup Legacy Client Service" (not sure what the difference is) which is also running with a local domain admin account. I have also tried enabling Granular Recovery and Cross mount points on the backup policy, but still having the same issue. Our Netbackup admin console is ver 8.1.2

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Thiago_Ribeiro
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Hi @dbarrett6 .

Can you check these articles below? It contain requirements to make backup & restore of objects in active directory, I hope this helps..

Backup - Requirements

https://sort.veritas.com/doc_viewer/#/content?id=18716246-151251643-0%2Fv20990572-151251643

Restore - Steps

https://vox.veritas.com/t5/Articles/HOWTO-ACTIVE-DIRECTORY-Backup-Restore-with-NETBACKUP/ta-p/813585

 

Thiago

Thanks. Is there a way to recover specific files (for example a specific .admx file from within SYSVOL) or do you basically have to restore the ENTIRE Active Directory and then pull out a file from there? What I've been reading seems to indicate that you can only restore the entire thing(?)

Michal_Mikulik1
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Hello,

I think that some Microsoft forum will be better for discussing this.

regards

Michal

yes , you have to restore the AD registry hive to a folder and then you can manually copy the files