The Active Directory Virtual Lab is a component of Recovery Manager for Active Directory that helps you create virtual test environments from an Active Directory forest. You can use the created test environments to design and evaluate Active Directory disaster recovery scenarios, test planned Active Directory changes before deploying them to production, train your staff to perform Active Directory-related tasks, and more.
When creating virtual machines from the source computers, the Active Directory Virtual Lab uses third-party virtualization software, such as Microsoft System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), VMware ESX, or VMware vCenter. For a full list of supported virtualization software, see the System Requirements section in the Recovery Manager for Active Directory Release Notes.
You can create virtual machines that maintain all the data available on the source computers, including Active Directory, installed programs, and files. To manage the created virtual test environment, you need to use the tools provided by the virtualization software with which the Active Directory Virtual Lab created the virtual machines in the test environment.
To create a virtual test environment from an Active Directory forest, you first need to select the source computers (domain controllers or standalone servers) you want to include in the test environment, configure settings to create a virtual machine from each source computer, and then have the Active Directory Virtual Lab create the test environment for you.
For instructions on creating a virtual test environment, see How to create a virtual test environment.
This section lists the permissions required to create a virtual test environment by using the Active Directory Virtual Lab.
Be a member of the local Administrators group.
NOTE: This includes access to the source computer, Forest Recovery Agent installation, and virtualization agent installation.
Be a member of the local Administrators group.
Have the Delegated Administrator role on the Microsoft SCVMM server. Be a member of the local Administrators group on the target Hyper-V host.
To create a generation 2 virtual machine using SCVMM, Active Directory Virtual Lab console needs access to the share with VHDX/RAW files on the Hyper-V host.
VMware vCenter/ESX server:
Datastore
Allocate Space
Browse Datastore
Network
Resource
Profile-driven storage
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This permission must be assigned to the vCenter Server root level. |
Virtual Machine
Configuration
Guest Operations
Interaction
Configure CD Media
Device Connection
Power Off
Power On
VMware Tools Install
Inventory
Provisioning
Allow Disk Access
Allow Read-Only Disk Access
Customize
Modify Customization Specifications
Read Customization Specifications
Sessions
To install Converter Standalone agent, use built-in Administrator account to connect to the source machine or disable User Access Control (UAC) on the source machine.
This section provides information about the communication ports required to create a virtual test environment with the Active Directory Virtual Lab.
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