Best way to backup Active Directory with a single domain controller
- by John Hall
I have a domain with about 15 users and a single Windows Server 2008 domain controller. Some recent issues with my RAID controller have made me reconsider how I go about securing the AD data.
Currently I run a System State Backup nightly. However, it seems that it is impossible (or at least difficult and unsupported) to restore that to any other machine than the one from which it was taken.
Adding a second DC to the domain seems expensive and overkill for such a small network.
Is there no other way to backup the AD data?