June 2017
Beginner to intermediate
742 pages
18h 29m
English
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Active Directory snapshots
When we are working with virtual servers, we understand how snapshots are important in a faster recovery process. Snapshots allow to revert the system to a previous working state with minimum impact.
It is not recommended to take snapshots and restore domain controllers using this method, as it will create integrity issues with other existing domain controllers and their data.
With Windows Server 2008, Microsoft introduced Active Directory snapshot feature. Here, it will take snapshot of Active Directory in a given time. Later, it can be used to compare object value changes and export and import objects, which have been deleted or modified. Do not mistake this as a typical snapshot. This is happening inside the ...