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Objective 5.3: Maintain Active Directory
Like most features of Windows Server, Active Directory requires routine maintenance to
ensure that it performs optimally and is recoverable. This objective covers basic maintenance
and backup procedures that are likely to be on the exam.
This objective covers how to:
Back up Active Directory and SYSVOL
Manage Active Directory offline
Optimize an Active Directory database
Clean up metadata
Configure Active Directory snapshots
Perform object- and container-level recovery
Perform Active Directory restore
Configure and restore objects by using the Active Directory Recycle Bin
Backing up active Directory and SYSVOL
Use the standard Windows Server Backup and the backup command-line tools to create
backups that can restore Active Directory and the SYSVOL folder. Windows Server 2012 and
Windows Server 2012 R2 support system state, critical-volumes, and full-server backups from
the following:
GUI with the Windows Server Backup (wbadmin.msc)
Command line with the wbadmin.exe utility
Windows PowerShell with the WindowsServerBackup module
The Windows Server Backup feature is not installed by default. Use Add Roles And
Features in Server Manager or the Install-WindowsFeature cmdlet to add the Windows Server
Backup feature. The three key backup types are these:
System state backup A system state backup can be used to recover registry and
directory service configuration and data, along with the SYSVOL.
Critical-volumes backup A critical-volumes backup or bare-metal backup can be
used to restore in a fail-to-boot scenario as well as to recover Active Directory and
the SYSVOL.
Full server backup A full server backup can be used to fully restore a failed server to
new hardware. It can also be used for Active Directory restore and SYSVOL restore.
 
 
 
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