Recovery Manager for AD 10.1

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Configuring Windows Firewall

A firewall enabled in your environment may block traffic on ports used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory, preventing you from backing up or restoring data. Before you start using Recovery Manager for Active Directory, make sure your firewall does not block traffic on ports used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory. For more information about these ports, see the Deployment Guide supplied with this release.

This section provides instructions on how to configure built-in Windows Firewall on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or later (domain controller or AD LDS (ADAM) host), so that Recovery Manager for Active Directory could back up data on that computer.

The section covers the following methods:

Manual method

Create the following firewall rules to allow traffic on ports used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory.

For Backup Agent:

In case of preinstalled Backup Agent, specify BackupAgent64.exe in the Program path parameter (Rule 3).
In case of automatic Backup Agent installation, specify ErdAgent.exe instead of <backup agent> in the Program path parameter (Rule 3).
If the specific Backup Agent port is used, you need to configure Rule 1, and Rule 3. Specify <specific TCP port> for Backup Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 3).
If RPC dynamic port range is used for Backup Agent, configure Rule 1, Rule 2 and Rule 3. Specify <RPC dynamic port range> for Backup Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 3).

For Online Restore Agent:

Specify OnlineRestoreAdapter.exe in the Program path parameter (Rule 4).
If the specific Online Restore Agent port is used, you need to configure Rule 1, and Rule 4. Specify <specific TCP port> for Online Restore Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 4).
If RPC dynamic port range is used for Online Restore Agent , configure Rule 1, Rule 2 and Rule 4. Specify <RPC dynamic port range> for Online Restore Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 4).

For Offline Restore Agent:

Specify RstAgent.exe in the Program path parameter (Rule 5).
If the specific Offline Restore Agent port is used, you need to configure Rule 1, and Rule 5. Specify <specific TCP port> for Offline Restore Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 5).
If RPC dynamic port range is used for Offline Restore Agent , configure Rule 1, Rule 2 and Rule 5. Specify <RPC dynamic port range> for Offline Restore Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 5).

For Management Agent:

Specify the ManagementAgent.exe in the Program path parameter (Rule 6).
If the specific Backup Agent port is used, you need to configure Rule 1, and Rule 6. Specify <specific TCP port> for Management Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 6).
If RPC dynamic port range is used for Management Agent, configure Rule 1, Rule 2 and Rule 6. Specify <RPC dynamic port range> for Management Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 6).

For Forest Recovery Agent:

Specify FRRestoreService64.exe in the Program path parameter (Rule 7).
If the specific Backup Agent port is used, you need to configure Rule 1, and Rule 7. Specify <specific TCP port> for Forest Recovery Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 7).
If RPC dynamic port range is used for Forest Recovery Agent, configure Rule 1, Rule 2 and Rule 7. Specify <RPC dynamic port range> for Forest Recovery Agent in the Local ports parameter (Rule 7).

Rule 1 (inbound)

Rule type: Custom
Program path: System
Service settings: Apply to all programs and services
Protocol: TCP
Local ports: 445
Remote ports: Any
Local IP addresses: Any
Remote IP addresses: Any
Action: Allow the connection
Rule profile: Domain, private, and public
Allowed users: Any
Allowed computers: Any

Leave default values for all other settings of this firewall rule.

Rule 2 (inbound)

Rule type: Custom
Program path: %SystemRoot%\System32\Svchost.exe
Service settings: Remote Procedure Call (RpcSs)
Protocol: TCP
Local ports: RPC Endpoint Mapper
Remote ports: Any
Local IP addresses: Any
Remote IP addresses: Any
Action: Allow the connection
Rule profile: Domain, private, and public
Allowed users: Any
Allowed computers: Any

Leave default values for all other settings of this firewall rule.

Rule Template	1	2	3	4	5	6
Rule Type: Custom	x	x	x	x	x	x
Program path: %SystemRoot%\RecoveryManagerAD\<agent file>	x	x	BackupAgent64.exe, RestoreAgent.exe, ErdAgent64.exe, ErdAgent.exe	RestoreAgent64.exe, RestoreAgent.exe, RstAgent64.exe, RstAgent.exe	OnlineRestoreAdapter.exe	ManagementAgent.exe
Service settings: Apply to all programs and services	x	x	x	x	x	x
Protocol: TCP	x	x	x	x	x	x
Local ports: RPC dynamic port range / specific port for Backup Agent	x	x	x	x	x	x
Remote ports: Any	x	x	x	x	x	x
Local IP addresses: Any	x	x	x	x	x	x
Remote IP addresses: Any	x	x	x	x	x	x
Action: Allow the connection	x	x	x	x	x	x
Rule profile: Domain, private, and public	x	x	x	x	x	x
Allowed users: Any	x	x	x	x	x	x
Allowed computers: Any	x	x	x	x	x	x

Rule 3 (inbound)

Rule type: Custom
Program path: %SystemRoot%\RecoveryManagerAD\<backup agent>
Service settings: Apply to all programs and services
Protocol: TCP
Local ports: RPC dynamic port range / specific port for Backup Agent
Remote ports: Any
Local IP addresses: Any
Remote IP addresses: Any
Action: Allow the connection
Rule profile: Domain, private, and public
Allowed users: Any
Allowed computers: Any