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Concern restore an AD object

jcavallin
over 7 years ago

Concern (duda): 

  • We have only one domain, only one forest.
  • We do backups.
  • Backups are stored on a weekly basis.
  • We also have a 3PP software that backups AD objects for granular restoration.
  • We have the native MS recycle bin enabled.

 All of the above, is done 365 days a year: we have different alternatives for restoration & backups, including old AD objects.

 

Given the facts, our concern is the following: suppose that on the day 17 we do an extension of the AD schema. If then, we need to restore an AD object from day 15 (previous to schema extension).. In your opinion, what would be the result of that restore?

 Thank you

 Regards

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  • over 7 years ago
    I believe the result of the restore would be highly dependent on the type of restore (specific object, major part of the directory, or entire domain). For a specific object, the restore may be fine; dependent on the nature of the schema extension and if that extension had any relation to the object being restored. Clearly you would want a backup immediately prior to the extension and immediately after to provide you more options. A full restore from before the extension would lose the extension, but it could then be reapplied.
    Additionally, if faced with this situation where the object was altered prior to the extension, you could use the comparison feature to better understand the differences between the current state and the state at the time of backup to determine the result of the restore.
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  • over 7 years ago
    I believe the result of the restore would be highly dependent on the type of restore (specific object, major part of the directory, or entire domain). For a specific object, the restore may be fine; dependent on the nature of the schema extension and if that extension had any relation to the object being restored. Clearly you would want a backup immediately prior to the extension and immediately after to provide you more options. A full restore from before the extension would lose the extension, but it could then be reapplied.
    Additionally, if faced with this situation where the object was altered prior to the extension, you could use the comparison feature to better understand the differences between the current state and the state at the time of backup to determine the result of the restore.
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