You can change a number of advanced settings of the Forest Recovery Console. To do so, you need to modify the FRConsoleSettings.xml file that stores these advanced settings. You can find this file in the Recovery Manager for Active Directory (RMAD) installation folder (by default, this is %ProgramFiles%\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition).
The changes you make in the FRConsoleSettings.xml file become effective right after you save the file. You do not need to restart the Forest Recovery Console.
The FRConsoleSettings.xml file includes the following XML elements you can modify:
Provides the ability to disable integrity checking used with several or very large backups, as integrity check may take a long time to complete.
True - Enables the Integrity Check feature (default).
False - Disables the Integrity Check feature.
Specifies the port used by Quest Recovery Environment http service (for bare metal recovery only).
Sets the maximum number of days (default is 30) between the updates of a recovery project. When the specified value is exceeded for a project, the Forest Recovery Console displays a warning.
Specifies the default location on the Forest Recovery Console computer for storing diagnostic data gathered with the Diagnostic Data Collector.
Enables or disables the Recovery Persistence feature. This element can take one of the following values:
True - Enables the Recovery Persistence feature (default).
False - Disables the Recovery Persistence feature.
Allows the creation of a virtual machine during BMR recovery with secure boot disabled.
True - VMs are created with SecureBoot option ON (for EFI firmware).
False - VMs are created with SecureBoot option Off (for EFI firmware) (default).
Specifies the default location for storing custom drivers (for bare metal recovery only).
Limits the number of automatically selected DNS servers for domain controller DNS client settings. Default is 3.
Specifies the maximum age (in days, default is 60) of the backups to be displayed on the GUI. Backups whose age exceeds the specified value will not be displayed.
Sets the length (in characters) for the passwords automatically generated by RMAD.
Allows you to specify what symbols you want to use in the passwords automatically generated by RMAD.
This element can take the following values:
Latin - Specifies to use English letters.
Number - Specifies to use Arabic numerals.
Upper - Specifies to use uppercase English letters.
Lower - Specifies to use lowercase English letters.
All - Specifies to use all of the above-listed characters (default).
You can specify multiple values in this element. When specifying multiple values, use a pipe (|) as a separator.
Example:
Latin | Number | Upper | Lower
Specifies the port used by the web server handling Recovery Media Images. Images are consumed by HPE® iLO management software to perform automatic server boots. By default, the port is set to 8080.
Specifies the value by which to raise the number of available RID pools. Default is 100000
If necessary, you can revert to the default values in the FRConsoleSettings.xml file.
Sets a timeout for the DNS server search operation performed during a forest or domain recovery. Use the format hh:mm:ss (default is 00:15:00).
Enables or disables skipping the files that are identical on the domain controller and in the backup during restore operations. This element can take one of the following values:
True - Enables skipping the files (default).
False - Disables skipping the files.
Sets the global catalog partition occupancy level value to be used when advertising a rebuilt GC fast.
This element can take one of the following values:
0 - No occupancy requirement.
1 - At least one read-only partition in site added by Knowledge Consistency Checker.
2 - At least one partition in site fully synchronized (default).
3 - All read-only partitions in site added by Knowledge Consistency Checker, at least one synchronized.
4 - All partitions in site fully synchronized.
5 - All read-only partitions in forest added by the Knowledge Consistency Checker, at least one synchronized.
6 - All partitions in forest fully synchronized.
If this parameter is set to False, the Adjust to Active Directory changes operation will not call the "Remove lingering objects" command of the Repadmin tool. Default is True.
If this parameter is set to False, the Adjust to Active Directory changes operation will not call the "Unhost/Rehost" commands of the Repadmin tool. Default is True.
Delete the FRConsoleSettings.xml file.
Restart the Forest Recovery Console on the computer on which you deleted the file in step 1.
Recovery Manager for Active Directory recreates the FRConsoleSettings.xml file and assigns default values to the elements in the file.
With Forest Recovery Console Configuration Backup and Restore you can backup your Forest Recovery Console settings and project files.
With a backed up RMAD console configuration file you can install a new Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Edition Forest Recovery console on a new host. This is useful for adding another RMAD console, recovering from a RMAD console failure and/or disaster recovery. Once restoration completes successfully, the RMAD console configuration will contain:
Ability to open Recovery Manager console.
See the registered secure storage servers from previous console.
Be able to refresh and register secure storage server backups and copy them from the servers.
Browse cloud storages and recent upload sessions.
See and use Forest Recovery projects in the folder set when starting restoration.
Open Forest Recovery projects, verify them and run the recovery.
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There are powershell cmdlets, Backup-RMADFEConsoleConfiguration, Restore-RMADFEConsoleConfiguration, Set-RMADFEConsoleConfigurationProjectFiles, and Set-RMADFEConsoleConfigurationBackupSchedule available to perform the console configuration backup. See the Management Shell Guide for more information on the cmdlets. |
Your console configuration will be stored in a backup file along with Forest Recovery Project file(s) as it is mandatory to add at least one project file to the backup. This backup can then be install on another console with the configuration and project file(s).
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Project files are not added to the backup automatically. If you create a new project and want it included in the console configuration backups, then the project file(s) must be created in the location listed in the path displayed in Manage backing up projects below. |
Notice the Backup destination which gives you three options where to store the console configuration backup. Select File system, Secure storage server or Cloud storage or combinations of those options. Note that Secure storage server and Cloud storage options require the service to be configured in RMAD console before using them.
Using the Backup destination of File system enter a path to store the console configuration backup file. Click on the Browse button on the right side of the Path field to open a browser window to help you choose a location.
In User Name and User Password enter a user name and password, if needed, to access the path you enter in the Path field.
Selecting the Secure storage server check box, you can specify a server to store the configuration backup. If more than one secure storage server is available select the server you wish to use from the drop down. Secure storage servers are configured in the RMAD console.
NOTE: Only Project files which have the file extension .frproj, are included in the backup from the folder selected. If you create a new project and want it included in the console configuration backups, then the project file(s) must be added to the folder listed above.
On the menu bar, click Tools | Console configuration backup | Backup configuration, the Backup console configuration opens.
In the dialog that appears, select Configure in Schedule.
To change the schedule, select the Trigger and click Edit…
In the dialog box that opens, configure the new schedule and click OK.
Click OK to save the changes in the Backup configuration schedule dialog.
On the menu bar, click Tools | Console configuration backup | Backup configuration…, the Backup console configuration opens.
In the dialog that appears, select Configure in Schedule.
Select the Trigger and click Delete.
Delete any schedule associated with the backup and click OK.
Click OK to save the changes in the Backup configuration schedule dialog.
If the console configuration files is located on a Secure storage server or Cloud services then you must copy the file to a location that can be access by File access, as this is the only option available for the restore.
Enter the path to the backed up console configuration file.
Enter the password for the file.
In Recovery projects directory, confirm the location for the project files.
It is recommended that you select Backup current console configuration prior to restore to protect your current configuration in event of an issue. Enter a path and password for the current configuration.
A recovery project is where you manage the recovery of the entire Active Directory® forest or specific domains. Each recovery project contains a list of domain controllers to be recovered and their recovery settings, such as recovery method and access credentials. You can specify individual recovery settings for each domain controller in a recovery project. A recovery project also has a number of project-specific settings you can modify.
Each recovery project is saved to an individual project (.frproj) file. A project (.frproj) file holds information about the contents and settings of the project and the recovery settings specified for the DCs in the project.
You can perform sequential recovery against multiple forests (each forest in a separate project file) from a single Forest Recovery Console. Parallel recovery is possible only if you use several instances of Forest Recovery Console on separate machines.
In this section:
To create a new recovery project, you can use a New Recovery Project Wizard. This wizard helps you retrieve the Active Directory® forest infrastructure information and save it in a recovery project (.frproj) file.
The wizard offers you the following methods to retrieve the forest infrastructure information:
Retrieve the forest infrastructure information from an Active Directory® backup registered with Recovery Manager for Active Directory.
Connect to any available live domain controller in the forest to retrieve the forest infrastructure information.
On the menu bar, select File | New Project.
On the Retrieving the Forest Infrastructure page of the wizard, click one of the following:
Select a Backup. Allows you to retrieve the forest infrastructure information from an Active Directory® backup registered with Recovery Manager for Active Directory. You can register the backup using Recovery Manager Console or directly from this page. For that, click the Register Backup option.
Connect to Forest. Allows you to connect to a live domain controller and retrieve the forest infrastructure information from the Active Directory® database held on that domain controller.
On the The following forest information has been collected step, specify the domains you want to include in the recovery project.
On the next step, specify the project file and protection password for the file.
Click Finish to complete the project creation.
The title bar of the Forest Recovery Console displays the name of the project (.frproj) file you have created.
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Each recovery project must be protected with a password. When prompted, set a protection password for your project and make sure you keep the password for your records. |
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