Chapter 16. Backup, Recovery, DIT Maintenance, and Deleted Objects

Introduction

Recipe 16.1.  Backing Up Active Directory

Recipe 16.2.  Restarting a Domain Controller in Directory Services Restore Mode

Recipe 16.3.  Resetting the Directory Service Restore Mode Administrator Password

Recipe 16.4.  Performing a Nonauthoritative Restore

Recipe 16.5.  Performing an Authoritative Restore of an Object or Subtree

Recipe 16.6.  Performing a Complete Authoritative Restore

Recipe 16.7.  Checking the DIT File's Integrity

Recipe 16.8.  Moving the DIT Files

Recipe 16.9.  Repairing or Recovering the DIT

Recipe 16.10.  Performing an Online Defrag Manually

Recipe 16.11.  Determining How Much Whitespace Is in the DIT

Recipe 16.12.  Performing an Offline Defrag to Reclaim Space

Recipe 16.13.  Changing the Garbage Collection Interval

Recipe 16.14.  Logging the Number of Expired Tombstone Objects

Recipe 16.15.  Determining the Size of the Active Directory Database

Recipe 16.16.  Searching for Deleted Objects

Recipe 16.17.  Restoring a Deleted Object

Recipe 16.18.  Modifying the Tombstone Lifetime for a Domain