Install backup software on my AD?

[Guest badamsios]

I don't like the idea of my AD server doing anything other than AD.

My

co-working insists we must put the backup software on and run the

backups FROM AD.

 

I'd rather have a dedicated backup server. We are getting a new disk

to disk to tape system to speed up disaster recovery so I'm looking

for the fastest backup and restore options possible while still

protecting my AD as much as possible.

 

 

What's the best practice for backing up AD?

 

 

Brian

[Guest Mathieu CHATEAU]

Re: Install backup software on my AD?

 

Hello,

 

what is your number of users ?

DC should be let alone:

Memory usage by the Lsass.exe process on domain controllers that are running

Windows Server 2003 or Windows 2000 Server

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308356/en-us

 

Limit or minimize the number of programs on your domain controller

 

For optimum performance, the Lsass.exe process takes as much RAM as possible

on a given server or domain controller. The Lsass.exe process relinquishes

that RAM as other processes ask for it. The idea is to optimize performance

of the Lsass.exe process while still accounting for other processes that

might run on a computer. Because of this and to increase performance, it is

a good practice to limit or minimize the number of programs on a domain

controller. If there are no memory requests, the Lsass.exe process uses this

memory to cache queried data.

 

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Cordialement,

Mathieu CHATEAU

http://lordoftheping.blogspot.com

 

 

"badamsios" <brian@brianandmaryadams.com> wrote in message

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>I don't like the idea of my AD server doing anything other than AD.

> My

> co-working insists we must put the backup software on and run the

> backups FROM AD.

>

> I'd rather have a dedicated backup server. We are getting a new disk

> to disk to tape system to speed up disaster recovery so I'm looking

> for the fastest backup and restore options possible while still

> protecting my AD as much as possible.

>

>

> What's the best practice for backing up AD?

>

>

> Brian

>