You can copy a backup file registered with Recovery Manager for Active Directory to a new location. This may be required to meet a specific corporate policy or to provide faster access to the file.
Unregister the backup file.
Copy the backup file to a new location.
Register the file at the new location in the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console or Forest Recovery Console.
The backup file path cannot be changed because it is read-only.
The Restore Active Directory® from backup method restores the domain controller from the backup you specified.
For more information on backup selection methods, see Selecting backups for recovery.
For details about recovery method settings, see Domain controller recovery settings and progress.
During recovery, Recovery Manager for Active Directory uses custom Internet Protocol security (IPSec) rules to isolate the domain controllers for which you selected this recovery method. For more information, see How does Recovery Manager for Active Directory isolate domain controllers during forest recovery?
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Note that you must install Forest Recovery Agent on the target server before you start using this recovery method. For that, on the menu bar, select Tools | Manage | Forest Recovery Agent or DCs. For more details, see Managing Forest Recovery Agent. |
The Install Active Directory recovery method is used to install Active Directory on a clean machine. For domain controllers running Windows Server® 2008 or earlier, this option uses the Dcpromo.exe tool. For Windows Server® 2012-based domain controllers, this option uses the Windows PowerShell® cmdlets Install- ADDSDomainController.
You can also install Active Directory on the target machine by selecting the Install from Media (IFM) option. This option lets you restore Active Directory of a domain controller using a media file created from the Active Directory® backup. This recovery method can be applied only to servers with the pre-installed operating system.
Note: Make sure that a read-only domain controller (RODC) can be installed using a backup created from a read-only DC, or a writable DC can be installed using a backup created from a writable DC.
The target server should be compliant with the following requirements:
Operating system version should be equal to the original DC operating system.
Operating system should follow organization security best practices (e.g. have latest updates, security software) since this operating system will be used to run the Active Directory Domain services after the restore.
The physical disks should have enough free space to host the Active Directory® data after recovery.
For details about recovery method settings, see Domain controller recovery settings and progress.
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