I attended a Disaster Recovery of AD class at TechEd this past week.
thing they said was to NEVER EVER rely on a ghost image for DR. Their
reasoning was the whole SID situation.

Paul

6/17/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <
sbradcpa (AT) pacbell (DOT) netwrote:

And us SBSers will say that sometimes that single DC with a DR strategy
in place can be less issue than multiple domain controllers. (please
note the "DR strategy" phrase there this is planned ahead of time)

What is the size of the firm and what is the tolerance of downtime.
Start from there. Plan your DR process.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

in an AD environment with NE DC in the AD FREST, there would
not be much of an issue. Although I still recomment to use a supported
method.
No matter how many DCs, using a supported method/tool/procedure, you
will always be ready for it.
As soon as you get a second DC, the image thing won't work that good
anymore.

For more info also see:

I also recommend to have AT LEAST 2 DC in each AD domain (and backup
at least 2, preferably more if you have more DCs) for if something
goes wrong with one DC. In that case while one DC is still running you
can repair the other or promote another DC into the AD domain. If you
only have one DC, AD will be available again as soon as that single DC
is up and running again.

Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards,
Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto
/Senior Infrastructure Consultant/
/MVP Windows Server - Directory Services/
//
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( Tel : +31-(0)40-29.57.777
( Mobile : +31-(0)6-26.26.62.80
* E-mail : <see sender address>

*From:* ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org on behalf of Jose Medeiros
*Sent:* Sat 2006-06-17 08:01
*To:* exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org
*Cc:* Medeiros, Jose; ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
*Subject:* [ActiveDir] Ghost Backup or Image for Active Directory
Server and Exchange Server

Hi Amit,

Well first you'll need to buy Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition so you
have the 32 bit version. Then if you have a server such as a HP
Proliant DL-580 with a 6400 Smart Raid Controller you'll need to add
the Raid controller driver to your bootable CD Rom that you'll have to
create so it can access the Raid Disk Array.

If you Want to create your own Bootable CD, I would recommend you use
Microsoft WinPE or Bart's PE http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/.

Barts also allows you to use Acronis http://www.acronis.com/ which may
be less expensive then Ghost Corporate, however I have only used Ghost
Version 8, 32Bit and can attest that it works ( I've imaged several
hundredservers with it at ADP Payroll Systems ).

Hope this helps, the rest is up to you and requires that you read the
documentation with each product.

Best Wish's,

Jose Medeiros

--

Message
*From:* Amit Kapoor <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>
*To:* exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org <mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>
*Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2006 10:39 PM
*Subject:* [ExchangeList] Ghost Backup or Image for Active
Directory Server and Exchange Server

Hi,
>
>
>
I have windows 2000 domain controller and windows 2003 server on
which exchange 2003 is installed.
>
>
>
I want to take Ghost Backup or an operating system image of the
server. So that in case of crisis the same can be recovered in few
minutes.
>
>
>
Please help me and guide me how can I take the ghost backup of the
servers and how do I test restore of the ghost image.
>
>
>
Thanks

Amit
>
>
>
*ps. check out our latest product: **www.DriveInside.com** -
India's No. 1 Auto Website*

Amit Kapoor

Network Engineer
Module India Ltd.
Paharpur Software Technology Incubator Park
A-88, Phase II, New Delhi 110020, India

Tel: +91-(0)11-41859200 ext. 204 | Fax: +91-(0)11-41859220
E-mail: amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com| Web:
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And you didn't go to Jeff Middleton's TechEd session on DR for Small
business did you?

We're a single DC folks hello it works.

We're not enterprise and that means best practices for you are not best
practices for us.

Acronis works.

Big boys can't image DCs we can. We're littlewe're agile and we can
do it.

Big server land can't and that's finebut the rules of big server
land stop at the gates of SBSland it's a whole diff ball game for us.
(Fenway was cool btw)

Paul Glenn wrote:

I attended a Disaster Recovery of AD class at TechEd this past week.
thing they said was to NEVER EVER rely on a ghost image for DR.
Their reasoning was the whole SID situation.

Paul

6/17/06, *Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]*
<sbradcpa (AT) pacbell (DOT) net <mailto:sbradcpa (AT) pacbell (DOT) net>wrote:

And us SBSers will say that sometimes that single DC with a DR
strategy
in place can be less issue than multiple domain controllers. (please
note the "DR strategy" phrase there this is planned ahead of time)

What is the size of the firm and what is the tolerance of downtime.
Start from there. Plan your DR process.

Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:

in an AD environment with NE DC in the AD FREST, there would
not be much of an issue. Although I still recomment to use a
supported
method.
No matter how many DCs, using a supported method/tool/procedure,
you
will always be ready for it.
As soon as you get a second DC, the image thing won't work that good
anymore.

For more info also see:

I also recommend to have AT LEAST 2 DC in each AD domain (and backup
at least 2, preferably more if you have more DCs) for if something
goes wrong with one DC. In that case while one DC is still
running you
can repair the other or promote another DC into the AD domain.
If you
only have one DC, AD will be available again as soon as that
single DC
is up and running again.

Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards,
Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto
/Senior Infrastructure Consultant/
/MVP Windows Server - Directory Services/
//
*LogicaCMG Nederland B.V. (BU RTINC Eindhoven)*
( Tel : +31-(0)40-29.57.777
( Mobile : +31-(0)6-26.26.62.80 <http://26.26.62.80>
* E-mail : <see sender address>
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*From:* ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
<mailto:ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.orgon behalf of Jose
Medeiros
*Sent:* Sat 2006-06-17 08:01
*To:* exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org <mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>
*Cc:* Medeiros, Jose; ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
<mailto:ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org>
*Subject:* [ActiveDir] Ghost Backup or Image for Active Directory
Server and Exchange Server

Hi Amit,

Well first you'll need to buy Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition
so you
have the 32 bit version. Then if you have a server such as a HP
Proliant DL-580 with a 6400 Smart Raid Controller you'll need to add
the Raid controller driver to your bootable CD Rom that you'll
have to
create so it can access the Raid Disk Array.

If you Want to create your own Bootable CD, I would recommend
you use
Microsoft WinPE or Bart's PE http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
<http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/>.

Barts also allows you to use Acronis http://www.acronis.com/
which may
be less expensive then Ghost Corporate, however I have only used
Ghost
Version 8, 32Bit and can attest that it works ( I've imaged several
hundredservers with it at ADP Payroll Systems ).

Hope this helps, the rest is up to you and requires that you
read the
documentation with each product.

Best Wish's,

Jose Medeiros

--

--
Message
*From:* Amit Kapoor <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com
<mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>>
*To:* exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org
<mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>
<mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org
<mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>>
*Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2006 10:39 PM
*Subject:* [ExchangeList] Ghost Backup or Image for Active
Directory Server and Exchange Server

Hi,
>
>
>
I have windows 2000 domain controller and windows 2003 server on
which exchange 2003 is installed.
>
>
>
I want to take Ghost Backup or an operating system image of the
server. So that in case of crisis the same can be recovered
in few
minutes.
>
>
>
Please help me and guide me how can I take the ghost backup
of the
servers and how do I test restore of the ghost image.
>
>
>
Thanks

Amit
>
>
>
*ps. check out our latest product: **www.DriveInside.com** -
India's No. 1 Auto Website*

Amit Kapoor

Network Engineer
Module India Ltd.
Paharpur Software Technology Incubator Park
A-88, Phase II, New Delhi 110020, India

Tel: +91-(0)11-41859200 ext. 204 | Fax: +91-(0)11-41859220
E-mail: amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>
<mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>| Web:
www.moduleone.com <http://www.moduleone.com>
<http://www.moduleone.com/>

c r e a t i v e i n t e r n e t s o l u t i o n s

Module , one of India's leading Interactive agencies, uses a
combination of creative, marketing and technology skills to
assist
clients in successfully using the Internet for their marketing
initiatives.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the intended
recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material,
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>
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>
>

Since I'm not small businees, no I didn't. I also didn't go to FenwayI
opted to go see X-Men down at Boston Common :)

6/19/06, Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] <
sbradcpa (AT) pacbell (DOT) netwrote:

BTW when you get the TechEd DVD listen to it.

Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP] wrote:

And you didn't go to Jeff Middleton's TechEd session on DR for Small
business did you?

We're a single DC folks hello it works.

We're not enterprise and that means best practices for you are not
best practices for us.

Acronis works.

Big boys can't image DCs we can. We're littlewe're agile and we
can do it.

Big server land can't and that's finebut the rules of big server
land stop at the gates of SBSland it's a whole diff ball game for
us. (Fenway was cool btw)
--
Paul Glenn wrote:
>
>I attended a Disaster Recovery of AD class at TechEd this past week.
>thing they said was to NEVER EVER rely on a ghost image for DR.
>Their reasoning was the whole SID situation.
>>
>Paul
>>
>>
>6/17/06, *Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]*
><sbradcpa (AT) pacbell (DOT) net <mailto:sbradcpa (AT) pacbell (DOT) net>wrote:
>>
>And us SBSers will say that sometimes that single DC with a DR
>strategy
>in place can be less issue than multiple domain controllers.
>(please
>note the "DR strategy" phrase there this is planned ahead of
time)
>>
>What is the size of the firm and what is the tolerance of downtime.
>Start from there. Plan your DR process.
>>
>Almeida Pinto, Jorge de wrote:
>>
>in an AD environment with NE DC in the AD FREST, there
>would
>not be much of an issue. Although I still recomment to use a
>supported
>method.
>No matter how many DCs, using a supported method/tool/procedure,
>you
>will always be ready for it.
>As soon as you get a second DC, the image thing won't work that
>good
>anymore.
>>
>For more info also see:
>
>>
>I also recommend to have AT LEAST 2 DC in each AD domain (and
>backup
>at least 2, preferably more if you have more DCs) for if
something
>goes wrong with one DC. In that case while one DC is still
>running you
>can repair the other or promote another DC into the AD domain.
>If you
>only have one DC, AD will be available again as soon as that
>single DC
>is up and running again.
>>
>Met vriendelijke groeten / Kind regards,
>Ing. Jorge de Almeida Pinto
>/Senior Infrastructure Consultant/
>/MVP Windows Server - Directory Services/
>//
>*LogicaCMG Nederland B.V. (BU RTINC Eindhoven)*
>( Tel : +31-(0)40-29.57.777
>( Mobile : +31-(0)6-26.26.62.80 <http://26.26.62.80>
>* E-mail : <see sender address>
>>
>>
>>
>>

>*From:* ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
><mailto:ActiveDir-owner (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.orgon behalf of Jose
>Medeiros
>*Sent:* Sat 2006-06-17 08:01
>*To:* exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org
><mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>
>*Cc:* Medeiros, Jose; ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org
><mailto:ActiveDir (AT) mail (DOT) activedir.org>
>*Subject:* [ActiveDir] Ghost Backup or Image for Active Directory
>Server and Exchange Server
>>
>Hi Amit,
>>
>Well first you'll need to buy Symantec Ghost Corporate Edition
>so you
>have the 32 bit version. Then if you have a server such as a HP
>Proliant DL-580 with a 6400 Smart Raid Controller you'll need
>to add
>the Raid controller driver to your bootable CD Rom that you'll
>have to
>create so it can access the Raid Disk Array.
>>
>If you Want to create your own Bootable CD, I would recommend
>you use
>Microsoft WinPE or Bart's PE http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
><http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/>.
>>
>Barts also allows you to use Acronis http://www.acronis.com/
>which may
>be less expensive then Ghost Corporate, however I have only used
>Ghost
>Version 8, 32Bit and can attest that it works ( I've imaged
>several
>hundredservers with it at ADP Payroll Systems ).
>>
>Hope this helps, the rest is up to you and requires that you
>read the
>documentation with each product.
>>
>Best Wish's,
>>
>Jose Medeiros
>
>>
>>
>>
>>

>>
>>
>>
>Message
>*From:* Amit Kapoor <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com
><mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>>
>*To:* exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org
><mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>
><mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org
><mailto:exchangelist (AT) freelists (DOT) org>>
>*Sent:* Friday, June 16, 2006 10:39 PM
>*Subject:* [ExchangeList] Ghost Backup or Image for Active
>Directory Server and Exchange Server
>>
>Hi,
>>
>>
>>
>I have windows 2000 domain controller and windows 2003
>server on
>which exchange 2003 is installed.
>>
>>
>>
>I want to take Ghost Backup or an operating system image of
>the
>server. So that in case of crisis the same can be recovered
>in few
>minutes.
>>
>>
>>
>Please help me and guide me how can I take the ghost backup
>of the
>servers and how do I test restore of the ghost image.
>>
>>
>>
>Thanks
>>
>Amit
>>
>>
>>
>*ps. check out our latest product: **www.DriveInside.com** -
>India's No. 1 Auto Website*
>>
>
>Amit Kapoor
>>
>Network Engineer
>Module India Ltd.
>Paharpur Software Technology Incubator Park
>A-88, Phase II, New Delhi 110020, India
>>
>Tel: +91-(0)11-41859200 ext. 204 | Fax: +91-(0)11-41859220
>E-mail: amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>
><mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com <mailto:amit (AT) moduleone (DOT) com>| Web:
>www.moduleone.com <http://www.moduleone.com>
><http://www.moduleone.com/>
>>
>c r e a t i v e i n t e r n e t s o l u t i o n s
>
>>
>Module , one of India's leading Interactive agencies,
>uses a
>combination of creative, marketing and technology skills to
>assist
>clients in successfully using the Internet for their
marketing
>initiatives.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>This e-mail and any attachment is for authorised use by the
>intended
>recipient(s) only. It may contain proprietary material,
>confidential
>information and/or be subject to legal privilege. It should not
be
>copied, disclosed to, retained or used by, any other party. If
>you are
>not an intended recipient then please promptly delete this
>e-mail and
>any attachment and all copies and inform the sender. Thank you.
>>
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