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Recovery Manager for AD 10.1 - 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 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 Using Recovery Manager for Active Directory web portal Appendices
Frequently asked questions Best practices for using Computer Collections 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 Technical characteristics Events generated by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Descriptions of PowerShell commands

Backup tab

On this tab, you can use the following elements:

  • Backup type. There are two backup types available:
  1. Standard (Active Directory). Select this option to create a standard Active Directory backup.
  2. Full (Bare Metal Recovery). Select this option to create Bare Metal Recovery Backup. The storage for BMR backups is specified on the DC Storage tab. Bare Metal backups require Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition license.

  • Encrypt and protect backups with password. Select this option to encrypt backups and protect them with a password. You will be prompted to specify a password for backup protection immediately after you select this check box.

    When restoring data from a password-protected backup, Recovery Manager for Active Directory prompts you to type the corresponding password. The password you specify using this option is case-sensitive and can contain any combination of letters, numerals, spaces, and symbols. If you forget or lose the password, you cannot use the corresponding password-protected backup.

  • Set Password. Click this button to modify the password for backup protection.

  • Backup description. Provides a space for you to enter an optional description of the backup. The description may include expressions such as %COMPUTERNAME% or %DATETIME%.

 

Schedule tab

The Schedule tab is used to specify the backup creation scheduling.

On this tab, you can use the following elements:

  • Backup creation schedule. Displays a list of backup creation schedules for the currently selected Computer Collection.

  • Schedule enabled. Enables the backup creation schedules listed in the Backup creation schedule box. To disable the schedules, clear this check box. All the task schedules are retained, and you can enable them when needed by selecting this check box.

  • Modify. Modifies the Backup creation schedule list. In the dialog box that appears on the screen, specify new triggers or delete existing triggers.

  • User account the product will run under when creating backups. Identifies the user account under which Task Scheduler performs the backup creation task for the currently selected Computer Collection. To change the user account, click Select Account.

  • Select Account. Click this button to change the user account under which Task Scheduler performs the backup creation task for the currently selected Computer Collection.

 

Alerts tab

The Alerts tab is used to specify the logging settings to be applied when creating backups for the given Computer Collection.

NOTE

SSL data encryption is not supported for email notifications.

On this tab, you can use the following elements:

  • E-mail notification. Specifies whether to send information about backup creation sessions by e-mail.

  • To. Provides a space for you to type a recipient's e-mail address

  • Send notification upon errors or warnings only. Select this check box to not receive notification unless an error and/or warning is written to the log.

  • Text file. Specifies whether to log information about backup creation sessions to an additional text file.

  • File name. Provides a space for you to enter the path and name of a text file to be used as an additional log file.

  • View. Click this button to view the additional log (text file) using Notepad.

  • Browse. Click this button to locate a text file to be used as the additional log file.

  • Append to file if it already exists. Select this check box if you never want to overwrite the log records, and always want to append entries.

  • Write to file upon errors or warnings only. Select this check box if you want a record to be added to the text file upon errors and/or warnings only.

  • What to record. Use this list to select what sort of information you want to be included in the notification e-mail message or written to the text file.

 

Logging tab

The Logging tab is used to enable the extended logging during backup.

The following options are available:

  • Global settings - Use the default logging settings from the Recovery Manager Console root node: Recovery Manager for Active Directory->Settings…>Logging.

  • Enable - If you select this option, extended logging will be enabled for all domain controllers within the collection during the backup operation.

  • Disable - If you select this option, the log will contain only Warnings and Error messages.

The log files will be created in the %ProgramData%\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory\Logs folder:

  • Agent side (domain controller): ErdAgent.log

  • Recovery Console: ErdServer.log

 

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