how to backup ad & dns?

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In news:alex1980.1vlil1@mail.webservertalk.com,
alex1980 <alex1980.1vlil1@mail.webservertalk.com> made this post, which I
then commented about below:
> my company got a server was running very unstable, and my boss wanted
> me to format it. but the server is the Domain controller, so can any
> body can help & guide me for backup the ad and dns? thanks alot.

All you need to do is backup the system state. That is an option that shows
up in the backup utility. Have you looked at the backup utility or do you
have a 3rd party backup?

Active Directory Backup and Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/p [...] ogd03.mspx

216993 - Backup of the Active Directory Has 60-Day Useful Life:
http://support.microsoft.com/defau [...] -us;216993

Chapter 9 - Active Directory Backup and Restore:
http://www.microsoft.com/resources [...] r_IXWO.asp

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