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    The document discusses Active Directory including domain controllers, files, garbage collection, system state, backups, non-authoritative and authoritative restores. Domain controllers are equal peers that can be demoted or promoted. The Active Directory database and transaction logs are typically stored in %systemroot%\NTDS. Garbage collection deletes tombstoned objects and defragments the database. System state backups include more than just the database files. Authoritative restore allows marking parts of Active Directory as authoritative when restoring to a domain controller.

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    The document discusses Active Directory including domain controllers, files, garbage collection, system state, backups, non-authoritative and authoritative restores. Domain controllers are equal peers that can be demoted or promoted. The Active Directory database and transaction logs are typically stored in %systemroot%\NTDS. Garbage collection deletes tombstoned objects and defragments the database. System state backups include more than just the database files. Authoritative restore allows marking parts of Active Directory as authoritative when restoring to a domain controller.

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    The document discusses Active Directory including domain controllers, files, garbage collection, system state, backups, non-authoritative and authoritative restores. Domain controllers are equal peers that can be demoted or promoted. The Active Directory database and transaction logs are typically stored in %systemroot%\NTDS. Garbage collection deletes tombstoned objects and defragments the database. System state backups include more than just the database files. Authoritative restore allows marking parts of Active Directory as authoritative when restoring to a domain controller.

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    Active Directory

    Disaster Recovery
    Domain Controllers

     No PDC, BDC
     All DCs are equal
     Some are more equal than others
    (operations masters)
     Can demote DC to member server
     Can change its name this way
     Can promote member server to DC
    Active Directory Files

     Default location %systemroot%\NTDS


     Ntds.dit — Active Directory database
     Edb*.log — Transaction log files
     Edb.chk — Checkpoint file to check data
    not yet written to database
     Res*.log — Reserved transaction log files
    (10MB each to reserve space in case disk
    fills up)
    Garbage Collection

     Runs periodically
     Deletes tombstoned objects
     Defragments database
    System State

     Includes everything that AD depends on,


    not just database files
     Database and log files
     SYSVOL shared folder
     Registry
     System startup files
     Class registration database
     Certificate Services database
    Backing up Active Directory

     Accessories/System Tools/Backup
     Allows backup of system state
     TSM (to HFS)
     Backs up system object
     Includes Active Directory
     Third party
     For complete backup, AD on all domain
    controllers must be backed up
    Non-Authoritative Restore

     Restores Active Directory to state before


    backup was made
     Updates from other DCs are made via
    replication as usual
    Authoritative Restore

     Possible to mark part of Active Directory as


    authoritative on server where you are restoring
    it
     Authoritative parts replicated to other DCs
     E.g. to restore deleted objects
     Only part of database can be restored
    authoritatively
     Can select subset to be restored authoritatively
     E.g. to restore deleted OU
    References
     How to remove orphaned domains from Active
    Directory
     http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q2
    30/3/06.ASP

     Domain controller server object not removed


    after demotion
     http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q2
    16/3/64.ASP
     How to perform an authoritative restore to a
    domain controller
     http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q2
    41/5/94.ASP
    References

     Backup of the active directory has 60-


    day useful life
     http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/arti
    cles/Q216/9/93.ASP
     Removing active directory data after an
    unsuccessful demotion
     http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/arti
    cles/Q216/4/98.ASP

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