AD Restore from Network

[SvenJ]

Hi there,

we are planning our disaster recovery strategy and I got one problem:
We are making backups using Veritas Backup Excec over the network to a
backupserver. For the backups we´re using a dedicated account. If the Active
Directory Server goes down (assumed there´s only one) and have to be
restored, how can I use my backup because no domain/-controller for my
backupuser exists anymore?

Thank you!

Sven

 

[Herb Martin]

we are planning our disaster recovery strategy and I got one problem:

We are making backups using Veritas Backup Excec over the network to a
backupserver. For the backups we´re using a dedicated account. If the Active
Directory Server goes down (assumed there´s only one)

First, don't assume that or even allow it to happen.

and have to be
restored, how can I use my backup because no domain/-controller for my
backupuser exists anymore?

What methods do Veritas provide for Restore? That's the real question.

With some restore methods you might have to install a new copy of the
OS to use the restore procedures, with others (mostly commercial) you
can just "boot a CD" they give you.