Running Domain Controller on Virtual Environment...

[Guest]

Hi,

Can some one pls help me to find answer for runnning/recovering windows DC
in Virtual Environemnt(Like vmware or microsoft virtual Server) ?
1). How safe it is to run DC in Virtual Environment ?
2). Incase of recovery of DC (Active Directory), what precaution need to
take if you restore DC from Virtual Environemnt (not doing file level backup
but doing a disk level backup which backup entire dirve as one file) as from
"USN Rollback" point ? (See Microsodft Articale KB 885875 & 888794 for more
on USN Rollback & running AD in Virtual Environment ).
Because of USN roll back, if I restore dsk for DC, it is to safe if
1). After restoring disk, in first boot, go to active directory restore mode
& restore mode & restore system state (Assuming I have system state backup on
same disk) so that it can reset USN & Invocation ID for AD database.

Pls share ur expertise/experience. you can call me on 402-494 7744 for more
discussion.

 

[Dave Patrick]

Try asking them here.

http://www.microsoft.com/communitie...e15-89c0-4fa3-9c96-22b2f0d124ca&lang=en&cr=US

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in:
| Hi,
|
| Can some one pls help me to find answer for runnning/recovering windows DC
| in Virtual Environemnt(Like vmware or microsoft virtual Server) ?
| 1). How safe it is to run DC in Virtual Environment ?
| 2). Incase of recovery of DC (Active Directory), what precaution need to
| take if you restore DC from Virtual Environemnt (not doing file level
backup
| but doing a disk level backup which backup entire dirve as one file) as
from
| "USN Rollback" point ? (See Microsodft Articale KB 885875 & 888794 for
more
| on USN Rollback & running AD in Virtual Environment ).
| Because of USN roll back, if I restore dsk for DC, it is to safe if
| 1). After restoring disk, in first boot, go to active directory restore
mode
| & restore mode & restore system state (Assuming I have system state backup
on
| same disk) so that it can reset USN & Invocation ID for AD database.
|
| Pls share ur expertise/experience. you can call me on 402-494 7744 for
more
| discussion.