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Recovering WSS Data Using SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration
31 January 2012, 11:35 pm

If a previous WSS backup was performed using the SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration tool, recovery can be performed using this tool as well. To recover WSS using a SharePoint 3.0 Central Administration backup, perform the following steps:1. Log on to t […]

Active Directory Authoritative Restore
26 January 2012, 9:29 pm

When Active Directory has been modified and needs to be restored to a previous state, and this rollback needs to be replicated to all domain controllers in the domain and possibly the forest, an authoritative restore of Active Directory is required. An au […]

System State Recovery for Domain Controllers
24 January 2012, 9:26 pm

Performing a System State recovery for a domain controller is similar to the recovery of a member server, but a few more options are presented during the selection process and the domain controller needs to be booted into Directory Services Restore mode. […]

Active Directory Recycle Bin Recovery
22 January 2012, 9:14 pm

If you need to recover a deleted Active Directory object and the Active Directory Recycle Bin was not enabled before the object was deleted, skip this section. Now if the Active Directory Recycle Bin feature was enabled before an Active Directory object w […]

Checking Out Other IaaS Companies
18 January 2012, 11:29 pm

We spend a good deal of time in this chapter describing Amazon’s EC2 because it’s the best known of the IaaS operations. However, it’s by no means the only one. Companies that have entered the IaaS market include Rackspace Cloud, GoGrid, MediaTemple […]

Windows Server 2008 R2 System State Recovery
18 January 2012, 9:09 pm

When operating systems become corrupt or unstable or a role service needs to be rolled back to a previously backed-up state, the quickest and easiest way to perform this task is to restore the System State. The System State can be backed up independently […]