Recovery Manager for AD Disaster Recovery Edition 10.2.1 - User Guide

Boot from the ISO image automatically

The process of booting the physical server with Quest Recovery Environment image can be automated by a management engine. Recovery Manager for Active Directory supports the following server management systems:

• Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

• HP ProLiant iLO Management Engine (iLO)

• VMware ESXi

• Microsoft Hyper-V

• Custom host controllers

Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)

The process of booting of Dell server with Quest Recovery Environment image can be automated by Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC).

Supported versions

Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller version 8 and 9

To boot the Dell server with Quest Recovery Environment image automatically

1. In Forest Recovery Console, open the Infrastructure tab.

2. Select PhysicalDell from the Infrastructure drop-down list.

3. Specify the IP address of the iDRAC controller. It is recommended to specify the IP address of the controller instead of the server name.

   Note: For Dell server, Quest Recovery Environment ISO image should be located in the share root folder.

4. Specify the user name and password of the account that will be used to access the iDRAC controller.

5. You can edit the iDRAC SSH script manually in the following location: %ProgramFiles%\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory <Edition Name>\Management. This script will be run on the remote server during the SSH session.

6. Make sure that Recovery Media Image settings are properly specified in the Recovery Media Image section of the Infrastructure tab.

HP ProLiant iLO Management Engine (iLO)

The process of booting the HP server with Quest Recovery Environment image can be automated by HP ProLiant iLO Management Engine (iLO).

Supported versions

HP ProLiant iLO Management Engine version 3, 4 and 5

To boot the HP server with Quest Recovery Environment image automatically

1. Install the latest version of HPEiLOCmdlets. For details, see HP Support.

2. In Forest Recovery Console, open the Infrastructure tab.

3. Select PhysicalHP from the Infrastructure drop-down list.

4. Specify the IP address of the iLO controller.

5. Specify the user name and password of the account that will be used to access the iLO controller.

6. You can edit the iLO PowerShell script manually in the following location: %ProgramFiles%\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory <Edition Name>\Management.

7. Make sure that Recovery Media Image settings are properly specified in the Recovery Media Image section of the Infrastructure tab.

8. You can change the port used by the web server handling the HP iLO requests for the Quest Recovery Media Images by modifying the RecoveryMediaHttpServicePort value in the FRConsoleSettings.xml file. For more information on configuring advanced settings for the Forest Recovery Console in the FRConsoleSettings.xml file, see Configuring advanced settings.

VMware ESXi

The process of booting the VMware virtual machine with the Quest Recovery Environment image can be automated by VMware ESXi.

Supported versions

VMware vCenter/ESX Server 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 and 7.0

Prerequisites

VMware PowerCLI PowerShell module must be installed.

Minimal Rights and Permissions

Precautions (only for test environments)

• Virtual test environments created with this option can only be used for testing, training, or evaluation purposes. Never restore or copy any data from your virtual test environments to the production Active Directory.

• Ensure your virtual test environment is properly isolated from the source Active Directory forest. Otherwise, the source forest may be seriously damaged after you enable the network adapters in the newly-created virtual test environment.

To boot the VMware virtual machine with the Quest Recovery Environment image automatically

1. In Forest Recovery Console, select the DC that you want to recover and open the Infrastructure tab.

2. Select VMWare ESXi from the Infrastructure drop-down list.

3. To configure infrastructure template, click Edit. For more information see, Specifying recovery project settings.

4. Specify the connection settings for the vSphere Web Client.

5. Specify the user name and password of the account that will be used to access vSphere Web Client.

6. Use the Name text box to type a name for the virtual machine on the target computer. The machine with this name will be used if Create virtual machine is unchecked, or will be created if the option is selected.

7. You can create a new virtual machine based on the configuration from backup and specified settings. For that, select the Create virtual machine option. The following settings can be specified:

   • Host name - Specify the ESXi host where you want to place the virtual machine. Multi-select can be used to select several DCs.

   • Refresh - Refreshes the information.

   • VM folder - Select the folder in which you want to place the target virtual machine. Nested folders are supported.

   • Network - Specify the virtual network.

   • Storage - Select the storage in which to place the virtual machine files.

   • Space available - Shows free space in the storage.

   • Number of processors - Specify the number of processors you want to have on the target virtual machine.

   • Memory size - Set the amount of random access memory you want to allocate to the target virtual machine.

8. Make sure that Recovery Media Image settings are properly specified in the Recovery Media Image section of the Infrastructure tab.