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5. Click Yes.

Back Up/Restore

Users can back up or restore domain controller settings. Only the primary domain controller needs to be

backed up; backing up the primary domain controller also backs up any additional or read-only domain

controllers. When restoring a domain controller, there are some restrictions and limitations if the domain

controller is in an AD environment with more than one domain controller. For details, see

Restoring Domain

Controllers

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Backing Up Domain Controllers

1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege > Domain Controller > Backup/Restore .

2. Under Back up ADDC Database, select Back up Database.

3. Specify the following information.

Option

Description

Backup frequency

Select how often the Active Directory Domain Controller (ADDC)

database is backed up.

Start Time

Select when the backup will begin.

Destination folder

Select the NAS folder where the backup will be stored.

Backup Options

Select one of the following:

Overwrite existing backup file (dc_backup.exp)

Create a new file for each backup and append the date to the

filename (dc_backupyyyy_mm_dd_exp)

4. Click Apply.

Restoring Domain Controllers

Important

Restoring a domain controller overwrites all user, user group, and domain controller

settings. Any changes made after the backup file was created will be lost.

Warning

Restoring a domain controller in a multiple-controller environment from a backup file will

corrupt the domain controller database. Instead, re-add the NAS as a domain controller,

and it will synchronize with the existing controller.

1. Go to Control Panel > Privilege > Domain Controller > Backup/Restore .

2. Under Restore ADDC Database, click Browse.

3. Locate a domain controller backup file.

4. Click Import.

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