Specifying the location of the Active Directory database, log files, and SYSVOL folder
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TIP For efficiency, Microsoft recommends that you select a volume that does not contain application
or non-directory files since Windows Server Backup backs up the directory service by volume rather
than by folder.
13. In the Directory Services Restore Mode Administrator Password screen
shown in Figure 4-13, enter the password you want to use as the restore mode
password. This password is different from the password used for the domain
administrator account. You should make sure you store this password in a safe
place in case you forget it, since you will need it later if you have to recover
your directory. Click Next to continue.
14. You are presented with a summary of selections made (Figure 4-14). Review
this information to make sure the data is correct, and then click Next to begin
the installation.
Figure 4-13. Entering the restore mode password
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15. After several minutes, the installation is complete and you??™re prompted to
restart the server to complete the installation.
New Windows Server 2008 Domain
in an Existing Windows 2000/2003 Forest
This is almost as clean and straightforward as creating a new Windows Server 2008 domain
in a new Windows Server 2008 forest, except you must take into account the limitation
of having a Windows 2000 Server or Windows Server 2003 forest.
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