Stop ntfrs and netlogon services either manually or using the Before/after data capture commands option of Acronis True Image: Ģ.To make sure the backup can be restored without the Ntbackup in a single domain controller environment please follow these steps for a Windows 2000 domain controller:
In Windows Server 2008 use Windows Server Backup. For information with using multiple domain controllers see Windows 2000/2003 Active Directory is out of Sync After Primary Domain Controller Rollback. Use Microsoft Ntbackup to back up Active Directory. If you need to restore the Active Directory server, you should use Acronis True Image to restore the server itself and then restore Active Directory using Microsoft Ntbackup (see Active Directory Backup ).ġ. The safe way to back up an Active Directory server is to first back up Active Directory using Microsoft Ntbackup (see Active Directory Backup ), and then use Acronis True Image to back up the server itself. In order to successfully restore machine running a Domain Controller you must check the “ Enable VSS support” box in the Database support window of Acronis True Image (Tools -> Options -> Default Backup Options). Backup and Restore Domain Controller with Active Directory using Acronis Backup & Recovery
