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How to restore Active Directory with NTBackup utility in Windows Server 2008

ALECLERG — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:10:40 +0000

Hello everyone, I backup Active Directory with the NTbackup utility and install the server 2008 in the same equipment the one that had the server 2003. I did a clean install because it didn’t let me upgrade.

I did a backup of the Active Directory with the NTbackup in the server 2003, and downloaded the NTbackup utility to restore the Active Directory in Server 2008, but it gives me the following error”Restore of this item is no longer supported”. I would really appreciate any help that you could provide me with this issue, thank in advance.

Task Scheduler in Server 2003 not working

Visualspirit — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 07:58:44 +0000

I am trying to get NTBackup in MS Server 2003 to schedule a daily backup however it does not start. After looking for solutions, it appears to be a problem with Task Scheduler. I have looked at the various fixes including deleting the S-1-5-18 folder in Crypto/RSA.

Before deleting this folder I was getting a 0×80090016:Keyset does not exist error. Now since deleting it I get 0×8007005: Access is denied. All permissions are set right as far as I can see.

I am logged in as admin and NTBackup works fine if you start immediately.

Best practices for backing up Exchange server to a tape drive

Troubleshooter24 — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:36:42 +0000

What is the best practice when it comes to backing up an Exchange server, message stores and all, to a tape drive? Is NTbackup sufficient or should we look at backup exec or brightstore?

System state data on Windows Server 2003

NewnanIT — Tue, 17 May 2011 18:29:08 +0000

What is system state data and what can I use it for if my system fails? I am working on a Windows 2003 server and see the option under my NTBackup settings. Any ideas?

NTBackup for daily server backup

CRagsdale32 — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 14:19:46 +0000

What I need to do:

I want a 3 day rotation with a complete normal backup of a server. I only want to keep 3 files on the back up drive, thus I need the back ups to either delete or append each day. Back up needs to happen every day.

So Question is:

How best can this be accomplished? Am I missing something in NTBackup settings or scheduling that allows for multiple days of back ups to be done set to a custom schedule? Could use some insight into first, is this possible to do with the proprietary Windows Server backup utility, or do I need to invest in a third party solution? And Second, if it can be done with NTBackup, what did I miss on how to accomplish this?

How use NTBackup command in Windows Server 2008 R2

0588 — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 07:46:44 +0000

Question Edited by Michael Tidmarsh

Restoring file from NTBackup

NewnanIT — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:48:39 +0000

Is it possible to restore file from an ntbackup operation to another server and if so is this a security risk?

Can I use WBAdmin to restore NTBackup files?

Karl Gechlik — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 16:01:31 +0000

WBAdmin to restore NTBackup files? If not how can I restore NTBackup files to
my new Win 2008 R2 server? We need the files and I do not want to restore them
elsewhere and copy them as this will double my time line

LTO 2 tape backup for Windows server 2003

TeachMeIT — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 14:59:38 +0000

Using tapes (LTO2) from a Windows server 2003 and NTBackup. Is this possible? Can I backup to the tape and selectively restore? Or will I need more robust software?

Help backing up Exchange database after changing backup software to Acronis

JimCave — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 14:07:05 +0000

via Exch System Mgr,(Exch 2003 on Server 2003) it shows that the database last full backup was done on 6/19/2010. Around this time I switched my backup software from Symantec Backup Exec to Acronis Backup & Recovery 10. It appears that Acronis is not able to backup the DB that same as Symantec. Can I use ntbackup to get the job done and will Exchange System Manager show that the DB has been backed up?
Thanks much,
Jim Cave, IT Manager, Acme Paper& Supply Co.
jcave@acmepaper.com