http://support.microsoft.com/kb/216498
Had to follow this for a failed DC (one of four), though it fortunately was not a FSMO role holder. Took a while to complete, but all went through successfully. DC was then rebuilt from scratch, and DCPromo'd again.
Tuesday, August 02, 2011
DC Ntbackup script
http://briandesmond.com/blog/managing-local-backups-with-windows-server-backup/
Useful for using a 2-tiered approach to DC system state backups - i.e. this script drops the backup locally on the DC it is running on, then you can use a third party backup tool (e.g. Netbackup etc) to pick up the files from there.
You can keep a couple of weeks worth of backups locally on the DC. If you need to restore you quickly have access to the backup files without having to bother your backup team and don't have to wait for a long over-WAN restore.
Useful for using a 2-tiered approach to DC system state backups - i.e. this script drops the backup locally on the DC it is running on, then you can use a third party backup tool (e.g. Netbackup etc) to pick up the files from there.
You can keep a couple of weeks worth of backups locally on the DC. If you need to restore you quickly have access to the backup files without having to bother your backup team and don't have to wait for a long over-WAN restore.
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