A company has a Windows server 2008 R2 Hyper-V server environment. You need to back
up the Windows Authorization Manager (AzMan) policy.
What should you back up?
A.
the InitialStore.ini file
B.
the IntialStore.xml file
C.
the System state
D.
the registry
Explanation:
Easy way is navigate to the location where InitialStore.xml is residing and manual backup
the file.
Another way is by using DPM 2010. Normally we overlook the setting and click Next all the
way. Let me show you the place where the Initial Store is? This picture is taken from my
previous article. Concentrate looking at below the “red box”.
Tick Initial Store will automatically backup AzMan configuration.
The initial store contains the security permissions for Hyper-V’s Authorization Manager
(azman). This is an xml file located in
%systemdrive%\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\. You would only need to perform
a restore if this xml file becomes corrupt or is deleted somehow.
Backing up virtual machines and the initial store are independent of each other. You only
need to back up the initial store if you are using the Authorization Manager in Hyper-V and
don’t want to lose your settings.
http://www.ms4u.info/2011/06/backup-azman-using-dpm-2010.html
Authorization Manager
Authorization Manager provides a flexible framework for integrating role-based access
control into applications.It enables administrators who use those applications to provide access through assigned
user roles that relate to job functions.
Authorization Manager applications store authorization policy in the form of authorization
stores that are stored in Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS), Active Directory
Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), XML files, or Microsoft SQL Server databases.
These polices are then applied at runtime.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc726036(WS.10).aspx
