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Recovery Manager for AD Forest Edition 10.3 - 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 Hybrid Recovery with On Demand Recovery 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 Using Forest Recovery Agent 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 Recovering an Active Directory forest
Forest recovery overview Deploying Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition (Disaster Recovery Edition) Permissions required to use Forest Recovery Console Forest Recovery Console Managing a recovery project Recovery methods Phased recovery Managing Forest Recovery Agent Rebooting domain controllers manually Resetting DSRM Administrator Password Purging Kerberos Tickets Managing the Global Catalog servers Managing FSMO roles Manage DNS Client Settings Configuring Windows Firewall Developing a custom forest recovery plan Backing up domain controllers Assigning a preferred DNS server during recovery Handling DNS servers during recovery Forest recovery approaches Deciding which backups to use Running custom scripts while recovering a forest Overview of steps to recover a forest Viewing forest recovery progress Viewing recovery plan Viewing a report about forest recovery or verify settings operation Handling failed domain controllers Adding a domain controller to a running recovery operation Selectively recovering domains in a forest Recovering SYSVOL Deleting domains during recovery Resuming an interrupted forest recovery Recovering read-only domain controllers (RODCs) Checking forest health Collecting diagnostic data for technical support
Using Management Shell Creating virtual test environments Appendices
Frequently asked questions Best practices for using Computer Collections Technical characteristics Best practices for creating backups Best practices for creating backups for forest recovery Best practices for recovering a forest Descriptions of recovery or verification steps Ports Used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Forest Edition (Disaster Recovery Edition) Backup Wizard Online Restore Wizard Online Restore Wizard for AD LDS (ADAM) Group Policy Restore Wizard Repair Wizard Extract Wizard Events generated by Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Online Restore Wizard

The Online Restore Wizard helps you recover Active Directory® objects deleted or modified since the backup. With this wizard you can selectively restore individual directory objects and object attributes from an Active Directory® backup, compare a backup with Active Directory®, compare two backups taken from the same domain controller.

The following table shows the steps and associated dialogs which will appear during the restore. On the left, are the steps and dialogs that will be taken/displayed for the Compare, analyze, and optionally restore selection, when made on the Action Selection dialog of the restore. Some of the dialogs will appear more than once, because you are given a chance to make changes based on the report that is generated. Also a restore report can be generated near the end of the restore.

On the right, are the steps and dialogs that are taken/displayed for the Restore (skip compare analysis) selection, when made on the Action Selection dialog of the restore. Since you are not going to generate a report and just want to restore there are a lot less steps/dialogs and only a restore report can be generated near the end of the restore.

Steps, if your choice is to compare and analyze an Active Directory item before doing a restore. Steps, if your choice is to not compare and analyze an Active Directory item and go straight to doing a restore.
Wizard Operation Mode
Compare, restore, and report changes in Active Directory		 Wizard Operation Mode
Compare, restore, and report changes in Active Directory
Domain Selection Domain Selection
Backup Selection Backup Selection
Backup Data Preparation Backup Data Preparation
Domain Access Options Domain Access Options
Objects to Be Processed Objects to Be Processed
Action Selection
Compare, analyze, and optionally restore		 Action Selection
Restore (skip compare analysis)
Processing Options Where to Restore Deleted Objects
Additional Options
Generate report		 Processing Options
Operation Start Additional Options
Generate report
Operation Progress Operation Start
Operation Option
Proceed to restore		 Operation Progress
Objects to Be Restored Pop-Up
Password Setting
Where to Restore Deleted Objects Pop-Up
Online Restore Wizard has undeleted some objects. Force replication?
Processing Options Pop-Up
Online Restore Wizard has changed some objects. Force incremental replication?
Additional Options
Generate report		 Operation Results
Operation Start Completing the Online Restore Wizard
Operation Progress
Pop-Up
Password Setting
Pop-Up
Online Restore Wizard has undeleted some objects. Force replication?
Pop-Up
Online Restore Wizard has changed some objects. Force incremental replication?
Operation Results
Completing the Online Restore Wizard



The following table shows the steps and associated dialogs which will appear during the Database Compare. With this option, you can perform per-attribute comparison of objects between two Active Directory backups.

Steps, if your choice is to compare two backups and report the differences.
Wizard Operation Mode
Compare two backups and report the differences
Domain Selection
Backup Selection
Backup for Comparison
Unpacked Backups Folder Selection
Backup Data Preparation
Objects to Be Processed
Action Selection (Compare two backups)
Compare two backups
Processing Options
Additional Options
Generate report
Operation Start
Operation Progress
Operation Option
To view comparison report, click View Report
Completing the Online Restore Wizard

 

Wizard Operation Mode

Use this page to choose whether to perform a restore along with reporting changes or only compare two Active Directory® backups taken from the same domain controller.

  • Compare, restore, and report changes in Active Directory. With this option, the wizard performs per-attribute comparison of selected objects between a backup and Active Directory®, and allows you to proceed to the object restore.

  • Compare two backups and report the differences. With this option, the wizard performs per-attribute comparison of selected objects between two Active Directory® backups taken from the same domain controller.

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Domain Selection

Use this page to view a list of domains for which Active Directory® backups are available in RMAD and select the domain where you want the wizard to restore Active Directory® objects.

  • Domains. Displays a list of domains for which Active Directory® backups are available in RMAD. From the list, select the domain where you want the wizard to restore Active Directory® objects, and then click Next. In the next step, the wizard lists available backups of domain controllers for that domain.

  • Register. The Domains list only includes the domains for which Active Directory® backups are registered in the backups registration database. To perform a restore to another domain, click Register, and then click one of the following items:

    • Register Backup File. Registers a Microsoft Tape Format (MTF)-compliant backup file (.bkf).

    • Register Backups in Folder. Registers all backup files that are in the selected folder.

    • Register Offline Active Directory Database. Registers Active Directory® database (ntds.dit file) unpacked from a backup created with third-party backup tools.

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Backup Selection

NOTE

For Online Restore Wizard, RMAD supports DC backups even if a DC, where the backups have been done, has been removed from the domain or renamed. The exception is the old computer object, or any other object directly or indirectly linked to the old computer object. For instance, if a user upgrades the operating system on a DC, renames it, and wants to use the old backup collected before changes in the environment were made - this scenario is not supported.

Use this page to view a list of Active Directory® backups that are registered in the RMAD backup registration database for the selected domain, if any, and select a backup.

  • Registered backups. Lists registered Active Directory® backups for the selected domain, if any. From this list, select the backup you want the wizard to use, and then click Next. In the list, each entry includes the following fields:

    • Backup Age. Indicates how old the backup is. Active Directory® does not allow using a backup whose age exceeds the Active Directory® tombstone lifetime (default is 180 days).

    • Created. Displays the date when the backup was created.

    • DC. Displays the computer name of the domain controller; the backup contains directory object data retrieved from that domain controller.

    • Media. Displays the path and name of the backup file.

      The list only includes the backups that are registered in the RMAD backup registration database. RMAD allows you to use backups created by applications that store backups in Microsoft Tape Format (MTF), such as Windows Backup or Veritas™ Backup Exec™. To use a backup of this kind, click Register.

  • Register. To register additional backups, click Register, and then click one of the following items:

    • Register Backup File. Registers a Microsoft Tape Format (MTF)-compliant backup file (.bkf).

    • Register Backups in Folder. Registers all backup files that are in the selected folder.

    • Register Offline Active Directory Database. Registers Active Directory database (ntds.dit file) unpacked from a backup created with third-party backup tools.

NOTE

Files are unpacked to a default folder. The setting for this folder can be found in the Recovery Manager for Active Directory Settings then the Unpacked Backups tab. The Unpacked backups folder, displays the path to the folder currently used to keep unpacked backups. Each unpacked backup will be saved in a separate subfolder of that folder. To specify another path, type the path to a new folder or click Browse to select it. When finished, click Apply.

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