backup domain controllers

[daboss]

Hi all,

Any tips when backing up 2008 R2 domain controllers with Veeam 5?

Thanks

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi David,

Everything is fairly straightforward, just make sure you're using the latest Veeam B&R version and you've enabled Application-Aware Image Processing for this VM.

Thanks!

[GBSB]

[merged]

Are there any best practice documents on backing up Windows 2008R2 AD domain controllers.
Would also be interested in any feedback on restoring DCs as well.

[Alexey D.]

Also, there are numerous topics discussing restore process, for example:
Veeam B&R v5 recovery of a domain controller
Domain controller restore
Restore of all dcs in a domain

Please follow these links for further reading. Thanks!

[snowmizer]

[merged]

I know in previous versions of VMWare it wasn't necessarily a good idea to backup and restore a Windows domain controller. Now that we have a tool like Veeam I'm wondering if this is still true. Everything I'm reading about setting up virtual labs and SureBackup point to the need to have a DC backed up using Veeam. Do people use Veeam to backup their DCs? Are there any gotchas that I would need to be aware of?

Thanks.