Active Directory Disaster Recovery on Windows Server 2019.
This week at work is all about backing up and restoring Windows Server Active Directory. In today's video I'm talking about a situation where our environment is cratered. A Meteor strike. Every domain controller in the enterprise is lost. We need a way to get it all back. I'm a big fan of having a local system state backup of Domain Controllers at key data centers in the environment. This backup should be copied to a secure file share where we can always count on getting a recent copy. The security on the share should be highly restricted, to only those who would need to recover it. You also have to consider that if active directory is down entirely, how will you access the system state backup. Cloud storage might be a good choice using a cloud break glass account. I highly recommend scripted builds for domain controllers to ensure consistent configuration of each DC. When we go to recover this DC we want to recreate storage volumes and drive letters to match the original server. okay as far as disasters are concerned this wasn't so bad. Make sure to document your environment, configurations, credentials used for access and whatever else you think may be needed in this situation and keep this in a safe place you can access even if everything is cratered. Leave a comment below about your worst disaster stories. Give this video a like. Before you go watch more of my windows server administration videos, please click on subscribe. Thank you very much.
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