> BTW: the machine that I have been testing on is a clone of our Domain > Controller / Exchange Server. With the exception of the minor glitches > mentioned above, after the restore the system came up just fine and > users were able to log in and get their at their email. I'm still not > an expert with Windows (and I intend to keep it that way), but are there > other potential issues with restoring Domain Controllers / Exchange > Servers / other MS servers (other than data-loss between backup and > crash) that I've missed?
Shouldn't be, provided that it's Windows 2003 and you've used VSS to back it up, and have applied the recommended updates from Microsoft which corrected a few nasty problems with VSS. If the Domain Controller you are restoring is one of several, then there are a few things to consider when you restore one that's been down for more than a short time, as it will have gotten out of sync. One thing that Microsoft do well is document the procedures required for this sort of thing. A google search with "site:support.microsoft.com" in it is a wonderful thing (you can search from support.microsoft.com of course, but it sucks to do so :) One advantage of being an expert on Windows (I spend most of my working day immersed in Exchange, SQL, and Active Directory issues, so I think I qualify!), is that people will take you seriously when you offer an opinion on the virtues of Linux and open source software, and will view you as less of a zealot. James ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Bacula-users mailing list Bacula-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bacula-users
