May 2019
Intermediate to advanced
620 pages
21h 41m
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To make a backup of a domain controller, sign into a domain controller with a user account that is a member of the Domain Admins group or of the Backup Operators group.
To restore a domain controller, you need to know the Directory Services Restore Mode (DSRM) password for the domain controller.
First off, the Windows Backup feature needs to be installed. Use the following PowerShell one-liner in an elevated PowerShell window to do so:
Install-WindowsFeature Windows-Server-Backup
To avoid any dependencies on Active Directory-integrated network and file access, make sure you back up to a dedicated (USB) hard drive for physical domain controllers or to a separate LUN in the virtualization fabric for virtual domain controllers. ...
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