Chapter 17. Backups and Disaster Recovery

  • Backup and Restore Procedures

  • Disaster Planning and Recovery

  • Directory-Specific Issues in Disaster Recovery

  • Backups and Disaster Recovery Checklist

  • Further Reading

  • Looking Ahead

The data contained in your directory is (or soon will be) critical to the day-to-day operation of your organization. If that data becomes unavailable as a result of equipment failure or data corruption, your business's bottom line could suffer. Sound backup and restoration procedures safeguard your important data from damage. In addition to a backup strategy, you should have a disaster recovery plan that details the procedure for your organization to put its directory systems back in service after a disaster such as a fire or flood. ...

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