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Active Directory Disaster Recovery

You're reading from Active Directory Disaster Recovery

Product type Book

Published in Jun 2008

Publisher

ISBN-13 9781847193278

Pages 252 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Network Security

Author (1):

Florian Rommel

Table of Contents (17) Chapters

Active Directory Disaster Recovery

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

1. Preface

1. An Overview of Active Directory Disaster Recovery

2. Active Directory Design Principles

3. Design and Implement a Disaster Recovery Plan for Your Organization

4. Strengthening AD to Increase Resilience

5. Active Directory Failure On a Single Domain Controller

6. Recovery of a Single Failed Domain Controller

7. Recovery of Lost or Deleted Users and Objects

8. Complete Active Directory Failure

9. Site AD Infrastructure Failure (Hardware)

10. Common Recovery Tools Explained

Sample Business Continuity Plan

Bibliography

Damage Assessment Forms

Damage Assessment Form - Recovery of Connectivity (Example)

Include a Damage Assessment Form for each platform.

Activities	Resources Needed	Estimated Completion Time/Date	Completed By
1. Assess Damage
On-site inspection to identify LAN and WAN network servers (services) affected by the disaster
Arrange temporary power if necessary
Ensure area around electrical equipment is dry and clear
Test each LAN and WAN network server
Prepare a record of all network components damaged or not working
Ensure suitable safety levels
Assess damage to network software through stringent tests
Assess damage to ISP links
Advise Continuity Group (they will Contact Risk Management Group)
2. Repair
Check to see if vendor maintenance support is available
Have damage assessed by networks maintenance/repair engineer
Identify back-up and recovery network tapes
Obtain estimates for cost and period of repair
Instruct vendors/maintenance partners to effect repairs
Maintain inventory of network components to be repaired
Monitor that network components are repaired on time and tested
Advise Disaster Recovery Manager
3. Arrange Replacements
Prepare list of non-repairable equipment
Ensure network specification is still suitable for organization's purposes
Obtain vendor quotes or replacements
Advise Continuity Manager

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Authors (1)

Florian Rommel

Florian was born and raised in his native Germany until the age of 15 when he moved with this family to Central America and then the US. He has worked in the IT industry for more then 14 years and has gained a wealth of experience in many different IT environments. He also has a personal interest in Information Security. His certifications include CISSP, SANS GIAC, MCSE, MCSA, MCDBA, and several others. Together with his extensive experience, he is a qualified expert in the area of Information Security. After writing several Disaster Recovery guides for Active Directory environments he now brings you this unique publication, which he hopes will become a key title in the collection of many Windows Server Administrators and specialists. Florian lives with his wife and daughter in Finland where he also works as an IT Manager in a global company.  

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