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Any backup that includes the System State will include the AD databases sufficiently to perform a restore if necessary. Bare Metal backups generally include System State, so yes, it will work.
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Any backup that includes the System State will include the AD databases sufficiently to perform a restore if necessary. Bare Metal backups generally include System State, so yes, it will work.

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Thank you for the quick reply, I am not sure this is an off topic!. If I have to roll-back the schema prior to update.<br />
What I have to do?
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Thank you for the quick reply, I am not sure this is an off topic!. If I have to roll-back the schema prior to update.
What I have to do?

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We have multiple DCs in multiple sites.
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Hi,<br />
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Please follow the article below to perform AD backup.<br />
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<a href="https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727048.aspx" rel="ugc">https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727048.aspx</a>
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Hi,

Please follow the article below to perform AD backup.

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727048.aspx [https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb727048.aspx]

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I was asked to backup the active directory prior to the schema update &nbsp;. Will domain controller bare metal backup include the AD? if not what the files I have to backup?
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I was asked to backup the active directory prior to the schema update  . Will domain controller bare metal backup include the AD? if not what the files I have to backup?

AD backup

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Active Directory

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