Active Direcotry backup & restore

[Steve P]

I have a sick Windows 2003 server which needs reinstalling.
Does anyone know a easy & good way to backup Acive Directory, so I can
resote all the settings once I format & reinstall the server?

Thank You

 

[Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Active Direcotry backup & restore

hello,

what do you mean by sick ?
If the sick come from AD, you will travel it to the furture server..

You can backup the AD using ntbackup.


--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"Steve P" <2007.steve@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:46c4bcce$0$14986$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>I have a sick Windows 2003 server which needs reinstalling.
> Does anyone know a easy & good way to backup Acive Directory, so I can
> resote all the settings once I format & reinstall the server?
>
> Thank You

 

[shimoni]

Re: Active Direcotry backup & restore

You can always replicate AD move all the roles to a different DC and
reinstall the old server.


"Mathieu CHATEAU" wrote:

> hello,
>
> what do you mean by sick ?
> If the sick come from AD, you will travel it to the furture server..
>
> You can backup the AD using ntbackup.
>
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>
>
> "Steve P" <2007.steve@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:46c4bcce$0$14986$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> >I have a sick Windows 2003 server which needs reinstalling.
> > Does anyone know a easy & good way to backup Acive Directory, so I can
> > resote all the settings once I format & reinstall the server?
> >
> > Thank You
>
>

 

[Steve P]

Re: Active Direcotry backup & restore

It just keeps locking up & needs to be rebooted.

Sometimes it won;t start on the 1st reboot and needs several goes, or power
removed then plugged in again & rebooted to start up properly.


"Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message
news:OmoC$pE4HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> hello,
>
> what do you mean by sick ?
> If the sick come from AD, you will travel it to the furture server..
>
> You can backup the AD using ntbackup.
>
>
> --
> Cordialement,
> Mathieu CHATEAU
> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>
>
> "Steve P" <2007.steve@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:46c4bcce$0$14986$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>>I have a sick Windows 2003 server which needs reinstalling.
>> Does anyone know a easy & good way to backup Acive Directory, so I can
>> resote all the settings once I format & reinstall the server?
>>
>> Thank You
>
>

 

[Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Active Direcotry backup & restore

You should understand the real problem and correct it.
Watch the eventlog, it's a great source of information.

You can have explanation on errors in the eventlog with eventid:
http://www.eventid.net

Just give it the event number and you will read many comments on them (often
how to solve it)

And one good advice: stop rebooting, start understanding

--
Cordialement,
Mathieu CHATEAU
http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com


"Steve P" <2007.steve@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:46c6648d$0$1462$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> It just keeps locking up & needs to be rebooted.
>
> Sometimes it won;t start on the 1st reboot and needs several goes, or
> power removed then plugged in again & rebooted to start up properly.
>
>
> "Mathieu CHATEAU" <gollum123@free.fr> wrote in message
> news:OmoC$pE4HHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> hello,
>>
>> what do you mean by sick ?
>> If the sick come from AD, you will travel it to the furture server..
>>
>> You can backup the AD using ntbackup.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Cordialement,
>> Mathieu CHATEAU
>> http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com
>>
>>
>> "Steve P" <2007.steve@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:46c4bcce$0$14986$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
>>>I have a sick Windows 2003 server which needs reinstalling.
>>> Does anyone know a easy & good way to backup Acive Directory, so I can
>>> resote all the settings once I format & reinstall the server?
>>>
>>> Thank You
>>
>>
>
>