Windows 2008 Server has a new feature allowing administrators to create snapshots of the Active Directory database. Active Directory snapshots allow read-only access to your backups through LDAP.
The limitation to this is you cannot copy items or information from the snapshot to the production database. The Directory Service Comparison Tool makes use of Active Directory Snapshots to expand its functionality.
Main features of Directory Service Comparison Tool
• Display differences between objects in Active Directory and Active Directory Snapshots
• Restore attribute values from snapshots to Active Directory
• Reanimate deleted object
• Display differences in group membership for a selected object (users, computers and groups). Allows for full or selective restore of group membership at any time.
• Retrieve relevant AD audit event log entries for a specific object from all domain controllers in a domain. Filtering options allow you to find and inspect attribute specific event log entries.
Directory Service Comparison Tools requires the domain services to be running Windows Server 2008. Directory Service Comparison Tool does not have to be installed on a domain controller, it can be installed on Windows 2008 Server, Windows XP SP3, and most likely Windows Viste (not tested yet).
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