Exam Preparation Tasks

Review All the Key Topics

Review the most important topics in the chapter, noted with the key topics icon in the outer margin of the page. Table 15-3 lists a reference of these key topics and the page numbers on which each is found.

Table 15-3. Key Topics for Chapter 15

Key Topic Element	Description	Page Number
List	Shows you how to perform a backup of your domain controller	523
Figure 15-3	Selecting items for backup	524
Figure 15-5	Displays options for scheduling a backup	527
Table 15-2	Describes the types of recovery actions possible with Windows Server Backup	528
Figure 15-7	Selecting Directory Services Restore Mode at server startup	530
Figure 15-9	You can perform several different types of server recovery	532
List	Shows how to perform a nonauthoritative restore	533
Figure 15-11	You have several options when performing a system state recovery	533
Paragraph	Explains the importance of the authoritative restore process	536
List	Shows how to perform an authoritative restore	536
Figure 15-15	You have three recovery options when your server is unable to start normally	538
Paragraph	Describes the Windows Server 2008 R2 Active Directory Recycle Bin	540
List	Shows how to back up a GPO	545
List	Shows how to restore a GPO	545
List	Describes the operational modes of an AD DS domain controller	549
List	Shows how to perform an offline defragmentation and compaction of the AD DS database	551