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Recovery Manager for AD 10.3 - User Guide

Overview Getting started
Permissions required to use Recovery Manager for Active Directory Recovery Manager Console Getting and using help Configuring Windows Firewall Using Computer Collections Hybrid Recovery with On Demand Recovery Managing Recovery Manager for Active Directory configuration Licensing
Backing up data
Permissions required for the Backup operation Managing Backup Agent Using a least-privileged user account to back up data Using Managed Service Accounts Active Directory backups vs Windows System State backups Creating BMR and Active Directory backups Using the Backup Wizard Retrying backup creation Enabling backup encryption Backing up AD LDS (ADAM) Backing up cross-domain group membership Backing up distributed file system (DFS) data Backup scheduling Setting performance options Setting advanced backup options Unpacking backups Using e-mail notification Viewing backup creation results
Restoring data
Getting started with Active Directory recovery Managing deleted or recycled objects Restoring backed up Active Directory components Integration with Change Auditor for Active Directory Using granular online restore Restoring AD LDS (ADAM) Selectively restoring Active Directory object attributes Restoring objects in an application directory partition Restoring object quotas Restoring cross-domain group membership Performing a restore without having administrator privileges Reports about objects and operations Using complete offline restore Offline restore implications Restoring SYSVOL authoritatively Performing a granular restore of SYSVOL Recovering Group Policy Restoring data from third-party backups Using the Extract Wizard Restoring passwords and SID history
Full Replication Consolidating backup registration data Monitoring Recovery Manager for Active Directory Using Management Shell Collecting diagnostic data for technical support Appendices
Frequently asked questions Best practices for using Computer Collections Technical characteristics Best practices for creating backups Ports Used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Backup Wizard Online Restore Wizard Online Restore Wizard for AD LDS (ADAM) Group Policy Restore Wizard Repair Wizard Extract Wizard Events generated by Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Wizard Operation Mode

Use this page to choose whether to perform restore and report changes or only compare two AD LDS (ADAM) backups taken from the same AD LDS (ADAM) instance.

  • Compare, restore, and report changes in AD LDS (ADAM). With this option, the wizard performs per-attribute comparison of selected objects between the backup and AD LDS (ADAM), and allows you to proceed to the object restore.

  • Compare two backups and report the differences. With this option, the wizard performs per-attribute comparison of selected objects between two AD LDS (ADAM) backups taken from the same AD LDS (ADAM) instance.

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AD LDS (ADAM) Instance Selection

Use this page to view a list of AD LDS (ADAM) instances for which backups are available in RMAD and select the instance where you want the wizard to restore AD LDS (ADAM) objects.

  • AD LDS (ADAM) instances. Lists AD LDS (ADAM) instances for which backups are available in RMAD. From the list, select the instance where you want the wizard to restore AD LDS (ADAM) objects, and then click Next. In the next step, the wizard lists available backups for this instance.

  • Register. The AD LDS (ADAM) instances list only includes the instances for which backups are registered in the RMAD configuration database.

To perform a restore to another AD LDS (ADAM) instance

  • Click Register, and then click one from the following items:

    • Register Backup File. Registers a Microsoft Tape Format (MTF)-compliant backup file (.bkf).

    • Register Backups in Folder. Registers all backup files that are in the selected folder.

    • Register Offline AD LDS (ADAM) Database. Registers AD LDS (ADAM) database (adamntds.dit file) unpacked from a backup created with third-party backup tools.

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Backup Selection

Use this page to view a list of backups that are registered in the RMAD configuration database for the selected AD LDS (ADAM) instance, if any, and select a backup.

  • Registered backups. Lists registered backups for the selected AD LDS (ADAM) instance, if any. From this list, select the backup you want the wizard to use, and then click Next. In the list, each entry includes the following fields:

    • Backup Age. Indicates how old the backup is. Active Directory does not allow using a backup whose age exceeds the Active Directory® tombstone lifetime.

    • Created. Displays the date when the backup was created.

    • Media. Displays the path and name of the backup file.

The list only includes the backups that are registered in the RMAD configuration database. In the Online Restore Wizard, you can also use backups created by applications that store backups in Microsoft Tape Format (MTF), such as Windows Backup or Veritas™ Backup Exec™. To use a backup of this kind, select Register.

  • Register. To register additional backups, click Register, and then click one from the following items:

    • Register Backup File. Registers a Microsoft Tape Format (MTF)-compliant backup file (.bkf).

    • Register Backups in Folder. Registers all backup files that are in the selected folder.

    • Register Offline AD LDS (ADAM) Database. Registers AD LDS (ADAM) database (adamntds.dit file) unpacked from a backup created with third-party backup tools.

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Backup for Comparison

Use this page to select a backup to compare with the previously selected one. This window appears after you select the Compare two backups and report the differences option in the Wizard Operation Mode window.

  • Registered backups. Provides a list of registered AD LDS (ADAM) backups for the selected AD LDS (ADAM) instance. In the list, each entry includes the following fields:

    • Backup Age. Indicates how old the backup is. Active Directory® does not allow using a backup whose age exceeds the Active Directory® tombstone lifetime.

    • Created. Displays the date when the backup was created.

    • Media. Displays the path and name of the backup file.

  • Register. To register additional backups, click Register, and then click one from the following items:

    • Register Backup File. Registers a Microsoft Tape Format (MTF)-compliant backup file (.bkf).

    • Register Backups in Folder. Registers all backup files that are in the selected folder.

    • Register Offline AD LDS (ADAM) Database. Registers AD LDS (ADAM) database (adamntds.dit file) unpacked from a backup created with third-party backup tools.

Only backups of the same AD LDS (ADAM) instance can be compared. The first of the selected backups must be older than the second one.

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