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How to test the validity or integrity of the backups? -
Descripción
How to test and validate the backups to make sure that the backup files are readable and that objects can be restored from the backup files? -
Resolución
WORKAROUND:
The following script will try and compare a well known object in AD with the same object in the backup which would only be possible if the backup is not corrupt:# Modify these parameters$domain = 'rmad.local'$objectDnToCompare = 'CN=Users,DC=RMAD,DC=local'$latestBackupCountToTest = 3$backups = Get-RMADBackup -Domain $domain | Sort-Object Date -Descending | Select-Object -First $latestBackupCountToTest$backups |%{Write-Output "Test backup of $($_.ComputerName), created $($_.Date)"$objectInfo = Compare-RMADObject -Backup $_ -Id $objectDnToCompare -UseAgentlessMethodif($objectInfo.DN -like $objectDnToCompare){Write-Output "Successful compare for $($objectInfo.DN)"}else{Write-Error 'Object compare failed!'}$report = Get-RMADReportSession | Sort-Object SessionId -Descending | Select-Object -First 1if($report.Status -ne 'Succeeded'){Write-Error "Object compare failed: $report.Status"}}STATUS:The following Enhancement Requests have been created to implement checksums to validate backup consistency. These ERs have been tentatively planned for RMAD 10.2:RMADFE-2948 - Check system state backup integrity using a checksum on a Tier 2 serverRMADFE-2947 - Check BMR backup integrity using a checksum on a Tier 2 server -
ID de defecto
RMADFE-2948 -
Información adicional
how to import the RMAD Powershell Module: https://support.quest.com/technical-documents/recovery-manager-for-ad-forest-edition/10.1/user-guide/78#TOPIC-1417298 From the User Guide: To open the Management Shell Start Windows PowerShell. You can do so by running the powershell command at a command prompt (Cmd.exe). At the Windows PowerShell prompt, enter the following command: Add-PSSnapin Quest.RecoveryManager.AD.* Alternatively, you can complete the following steps related to your version of Windows: For Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 Click Start. Point to All Programs | Quest | Recovery Manager for Active Directory. Click Management Shell. For later versions of Windows On the Start screen, click the Management Shell tile. Upon the shell start, the console may present you with a message stating that a certain file published by Quest is not trusted on your system. This security message indicates that the certificate the file is digitally signed with is not trusted on your computer, so the console requires you to enable trust for the certificate issuer before the file can be run. Press either R (Run once) or A (Always run). To prevent this message from appearing in the future, it is advisable to choose the second option (A).