Selecting Backup Media

Note: The following information only applies to Windows Server 2000 or 2003.

When prompted, select the name of the NTBACKUP media for loading the Active Directory files.

To select a .BKF file, type the path to the file; or click the Browse button and click on the file's name.

To select a backup device, click on the backup device name. Then click on the type of backup media (tape, removable optical disc, etc).

Damaged Media

If during the loading process UMove encounters a damaged or corrupt block on the backup media it will report an error and abort the load. This is done for your protection in order to avoid loading corrupt data into Active Directory.

In an emergency you can check the box .BKF file is damaged (for a .BKF file) or Media is damaged (for a backup device). This will cause UMove to skip damaged blocks on the backup media and attempt to load the remaining data.

Note: UMove cannot skip damaged media blocks inside of the file NTDS.DIT or the files EDB*.*. It can only skip damage in non-essential files.

More than one tape or disc

If your backup is large it may span more than one tape or disc. In this case UMove will prompt you to insert each backup tape/disc in succession. (The term “backup media” usually means a single tape or disc. But when a backup session spans multiple tapes/discs it means all of the tapes/discs that were written in the same backup session.)

To save time: Insert the last tape/disc first

A large backup session may span several tapes/discs. If you have multiple tapes/discs you can save time by inserting the last tape or disc first. UMove needs to read the catalog of the backup set in order to locate the AD files. NTBACKUP appends the catalog to the last tape or disc. By inserting the last backup tape/disc first you can save time.

If you do not insert the last tape/disc first, UMove will be forced to read the entire backup set, prompting you to insert the each tape/disc one by one, until it reaches the end. Then it will rewind and prompt you to insert the first tape/disc again. By inserting the last tape/disc first you can avoid reading the entire backup set twice.

For more information

See the topics Select Volumes and Incremental Restore.