Active Administrator 8.6.3 - User Guide

Replicating Active Directory

Replicating Active Directory

The Replication View provides valuable information about the two domain controllers selected for data replication. The information consists of the immediate replication partners for the target server and the recommended replication path between the two servers. From the Replication View, you can also initiate an end-to-end data replication for these domain controllers.

To replicate Active Directory

1	Select Active Directory Health | Troubleshooter.

2	Open the Troubleshooting tab.

3	Double-click

4	Replication view.

5	Type a name and an optional description for the replication.

The name you enter displays in the tree under Replication View so you can rerun the replication. If you have several replications created, the name helps you select the desired replication.

6	Click Browse to locate the source domain controller.

7	Click Browse to locate the target domain controller.

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Click OK.

9	Expand Replication view, and select the replication.

The Replication view displays the source and target domain controllers, the shared naming contexts for the two servers, and the target’s immediate replication partners.

10	Select the naming contexts.

For a path to exist between two servers, you must select at least one shared naming context. All of the shared naming context(s) are selected by default.

The Recommended Replication Path list displays the source and target servers for each naming context. Selecting/unselecting naming contexts show/hide pairs in the Recommended replication path list.

11	To replicate a pair, right-click the pair, and select Replicate now.

The status changes to Replicated.

12	To view details on the replications, click .

This list shows the immediate replication partners for the target server grouped by naming context. Each server in the list will have an entry for the selected naming context, containing the following information for each partner:

▪	Last attempt: date and time when the last replication was attempted

▪	Last result: results of the last replication process

▪	Last success: date and time of the last successful replication

▪	Consecutive failures: number of consecutive failures encountered during the last replication session

▪	Current USN: current Update Sequence Number (USN)

13	To return to the replication pairs, click .

14	To view objects and attributes that were not replicated, right-click the replication pair, and select

15	Show unreplicated changes.

The Unreplicated changes window displays the source and target servers, the selected naming context, unreplicated objects, and unreplicated attributes for the selected object.

▪	To filter the list of unreplicated objects, start typing in the Filter objects box. The display updates as you type.

▪	To view attribute values for a selected object, click Show values.

16	Click OK to return to the main display.

Recovering Active Directory Health data

Recovering Active Directory Health data

In the event that you may need to recover the Active Directory Health module set up and data, we recommend that you follow these steps to collect the necessary information to restore the Active Directory Health module.

Topics 

•	Preparing for data recovery

•	Restoring the Active Directory Health module and data

Preparing for data recovery

Preparing for data recovery

To prepare for the possibility of data recovery, record information about the Active Administrator® installation and back up the necessary folders and files.

1	Document the following information:

▪	Active Administrator version and update number

▪	Name of the Active Administrator server

▪	Name of the database server where the Active Administrator live database is located

▪	Name of the database server(s) where the Active Administrator archive databases are located.

▪	Names of the Active Administrator live database, the active archive database, and all other archive databases

▪	Names of all servers that have an installed Active Administrator Active Directory Health Analyzer agent

▪	All permissions on the Active Administrator databases

▪	All permissions on the ActiveAdministrator folder share

2	Back up the following at least once a day:

▪	All Active Administrator databases

▪	Contents of the ActiveAdministrator folder share

Restoring the Active Directory Health module and data

Restoring the Active Directory Health module and data

These steps assume that you are recovering both the Active Administrator® server and the Active Administrator databases. To make the recovery faster it is recommended, if possible, to use the same Active Administrator server name.

To restore the Active Directory Health module and data

1	Restore the Active Administrator folder share. Make sure the Active Administrator folder is shared as ActiveAdministrator. Restore any custom NTFS or share permissions.

2	Restore all of the Active Administrator databases and any permissions.

3	Install the Active Administrator server.

4	Apply the Active Administrator update (if applicable).

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Using the Active Administrator Server Configuration Wizard, configure the Active Administrator server. On the database selection screen select the Active Administrator database server and the live database name from step 2. Repeat these steps for the archive database and select the active archive database.

6	Recover the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent.

▪	If you used the same Active Administrator server then there are no additional steps needed.

▪	If you used a different Active Administrator server, select one the following options.

Option 1: Remove and install all Active Directory Health Analyzer agents using the Active Administrator Console. See Installing Active Directory Health Analyzer agents.

Option 2: Use the Active Directory Health Agent Configuration utility, which you can find at C:\Windows\DAAgent\DAAgentConfig.exe. See Using the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent configuration utility.

a	Log on to each server and open the DA Agent Configuration utility.

b	Type the name of the new Active Administrator server in the ADS Server Address box.

c	Click Set.

d	Click Yes to confirm.

e	Click Yes to restart the agent.

-	To test the connection with the ADS server, click Test Connection with Server.

-	To test the connection with the Active Directory Health Analyzer agent, click Test Connection with Agent.