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Course Introduction • 2min
0 / 1 lessons complete
Getting Started with Active Directory Domain Services • 52min
0 / 6 lessons complete
Section Overview
Free lesson
Text | 1 min
Installing the ADDS (Active Directory Domain Services) Server Role
Video | 7 min
Promote the Server to a Domain Controller
Video | 7 min
Forests, Trees and Domains
Video | 2 min
Windows Domain Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Installing the Active Directory Domain Services
Lab | 30 min
Introduction to Active Directory Users & Computers • 1hr 24min
0 / 10 lessons complete
Section Overview
Free lesson
Text | 2 min
Organizational Units (OUs) and Containers
Video | 5 min
Creating, managing and deleting OUs
Video | 5 min
Creating User Accounts with Active Directory
Video | 8 min
Searching for Objects in Active Directory
Video | 6 min
Resetting User Passwords and Unlocking Accounts in Active Directory
Video | 6 min
Understanding Groups and Memberships
Video | 11 min
Disabling and Deleting User Accounts
Video | 6 min
Active Directory Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Active Directory Users and Computers
Lab | 30 min
Adding a Second Domain Controller • 1hr 31min
0 / 7 lessons complete
Notice of change in Lab Names
Text | 2 min
Section Overview
Free lesson
Video | 2 min
Promoting Our Second Domain Controller
Video | 13 min
Flexible Single Master Operation (FSMO) Roles Overview
Free lesson
Video | 4 min
Transferring FSMO (Flexible Single Master Operations) Roles
Video | 5 min
Adding a Second Domain Controller Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Adding a Second Domain Controller
Lab | 60 min
Active Directory Backups • 1hr 24min
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Creating an Active Directory / System State Backup
Video | 4 min
Restoring an Active Directory Backup
Video | 7 min
Creating and Restoring Active Directory Snapshots
Video | 8 min
Active Directory Backups Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Active Directory Backups
Lab | 60 min
How to Administrate Active Directory with Windows PowerShell • 1hr 58min
0 / 7 lessons complete
Enabling Script Execution for PowerShell
Video | 6 min
Listing AD Users with PowerShell
Video | 14 min
Creating AD Users with PowerShell
Free lesson
Video | 10 min
Creating User Accounts from a CSV (Comma Separated Value) File
Video | 15 min
Move All Disable Users to Disabled Users OU with PowerShell
Video | 8 min
AD PowerShell Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: ADUC PowerShell Automation
Lab | 60 min
Administrating AD SS (Active Directory Sites and Services) • 1hr 3min
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Active Directory Sites and Services - Section Overview
Free lesson
Video | 8 min
Configuring Our ITFROUTE01 Server to act as a Router
Video | 11 min
Configuring Active Directory Sites and Services
Video | 9 min
Administrating AD SS Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Configure ADDS Between Two Subnets
Lab | 30 min
Active Directory Trusts • 54min
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Window Trusts Explained
Free lesson
Video | 6 min
Configuring DNS Settings for Active Directory Trusts
Video | 6 min
Establish a Two-way Active Directory Trust
Video | 7 min
Active Directory Trusts Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Establish a two-way AD Trust
Lab | 30 min
Modifying the Active Directory Schema • 43min
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Add Custom Attributes to Active Directory Users
Video | 8 min
Active Directory Schema Quiz
Quiz | 5 min
Lab: Extending the Active Directory Schema
Lab | 30 min
Course Conclusion • 2min
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In this lecture, you will learn how you can use Windows Server Backup to safely backup your Active Directory data. Having and maintaining Active Directory backups is a critical aspect of administration of your network.
It's very important that you take proper backups and you understand how to restore those backups should a catastrophic failure occur.
To get started you need to open the Windows Backup console by selecting Tools > Windows Server Backup:

Select Local Backup > Backup Once...

Select Different options then click next:

Click Next, then click Custom:

Click Add Items

Select System State and click OK.

Specify the destination and click Next.

I am going to specify my backup location and leave the rest at default:

Click Next, then click Backup.

Now we just need to wait for the backup to complete. This is generally not a fast process so you will need to wait a little while before its done:

Once the backup is complete you can view the backup information in the wbadmin console:

Additionally we can see the backups located on the C drive:

So that is how you create a backup of your Active Directory! Great job getting through this lecture and I look forwarding to seeing you in the next one.
So I didn’t see the windows back up feature directly in my add roles and features (Note: It was already showing in my tools but I couldn’t use it), I had to select the Windows Server update option and then had the option of selecting Windows back up feature after that.
Am I the only one who had to do this?
Hi
Susan David-Aaron
That’s weird and I haven’t seen that on my server. What I have seen in my lab when installing Windows Server 2019 is that I have under the Tool menu the Windows Backup but the tool is not installed from Add Roles And features. When launching the Windows Backup there’s a message in the middle that prompts you to install it from Add Remove Features > Feature section (after roles). Then it opens properly after installation.
Ricardo
I created c:\Backups.
However, when I attempt to initiate the backup to
\\SADC01\Backups,
I receive the following error in a popup box:
Windows Server Backup
Big red X, Windows Server Backup is unable to access the remote shared folder. The remote shared folder does not exist.
I assure you that I created and can dir c:\Backups
Also, I rebooted the server just in case. No changes.
Please advise.
Thank you.
Regards,
Don
Hi
Donald Stamps
Check the c:\Backups folder if it is shared and its share permissions. Alternatively, see if you can access it by typing \\SADC01\Backups, on a file explorer window.
Ricardo
Hi Ricardo,
That was the issue. Thank you for your prompt reply. I’m still learning this stuff–guess that’s why I’m in the course.
Great course!
Thanks again!
Sincerely,
Don