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Recovery Manager for AD Disaster Recovery 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 Cloud Storage Secure Storage Server 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
Restore Active Directory on Clean OS method Bare metal forest recovery 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

Viewing Registered Cloud Storage

To view all registered Cloud Storage in Recovery Manager for Active Directory

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. All registered cloud storage will be displayed in the Cloud Storage pane. The storage name, the assigned storage container or bucket, all associated computer collections, the storage type, and an indicator of the upload sessions success or fail will be displayed.




To export a list of all registered Cloud Storage to a text file

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, select the Storage node, then Cloud Storage and right click.

  2. In menu shown click on Export Servers…

  3. In the Export storage servers dialog, select a location to save the file, enter a file name, and click Save .

 

Editing Cloud Storage

To edit the properties of a registered Cloud Storage.

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. In the Cloud Storage pane, right-click the cloud storage that you want to edit, and select Properties.

  4. In the Properties dialog box and the Storage Provider is Azure Blob Storage, then edit the Display Name, Azure Storage Account Connection String, and Container fields.

    If the Storage Provider is Amazon S3 Storage, then edit the Display Name, Access Key ID, Secret Key, and Container fields.

  5. Select the checkbox for one or more computer collections in the Backups from selected collections will be copied to the cloud storage list. All available computer collections will be displayed. Backups from selected computer collections will be copied to the Cloud Storage.

    note: If a computer collection has been configured with no access credentials to read the backup file a warning icon will be displayed. To enter access credentials refer to Computer Collection Properties Secondary Storage tab. If the computer collection has both local and remote primary storage configured, the local storage will be used to copy to Cloud Storage and access credentials for local storage are required.

  6. Click OK

 

Removing Cloud Storage

To remove a Cloud Storage from Recovery Manager for Active Directory console

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. In the Cloud Storage pane, select the registered Cloud storage account to be removed, right-click and select Remove.

  4. Select Yes to the confirmation message.

note

Removing Cloud Storage from Recovery Manager for Active Directory unregisters the cloud storage account from Recovery Manager. No backup files are removed.

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Cloud Storage Upload Sessions

After a backup creation session completes for a computer collection and the backup is saved to configured primary storage locations (Tier 1), an upload session will be started to copy the backup to all cloud storage locations. Recovery Manager for Active Directory supports multiple Cloud Storage locations per computer collection.

The backup upload session is created and managed with the Quest Recovery Manager Cloud Storage service on the Recovery Manager console machine. Each backup upload session is displayed in the Backup Upload Sessions pane. For each session, you can view the backup file path, upload location, creation timestamp, finished timestamp, and the status of the upload.

note

The Backup Upload Sessions pane has a display limit of 100 items and a time limit of the last 30 days. There may be upload sessions outside these limits.

To view a backup upload sessions for a cloud storage account

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. Select the registered cloud storage in the Cloud Storage pane. The backup upload sessions for the selected cloud storage will be displayed in the bottom pane Backup Upload Session. The backup path, upload to path, created timestamp, finished timestamp and current status will be displayed.

  4. To filter the upload sessions for the cloud storage, you can select the toggle buttons at the top right corner of the pane.

    • Select Total (7 days) to view all upload sessions in the last 7 days.

    • Select Queued to view all upload sessions that are waiting in the queue to be processed.

    • Select In Progress to view upload sessions that are in progress and backup files are being uploaded.

    • Select Completed to view successful and completed upload sessions.

    • Select Failed to view failed upload sessions. Any failed upload sessions can be retried.

tip

When you select Cloud Storage under Storage you will see that the different Cloud Storages are displayed and the Backup Upload Sessions for all of the Cloud Storages are displayed. When you select a specific Cloud Storage, the Backup Upload Sessions for that storage are displayed. Hold the Ctrl key down and select the Cloud Storage again, all Backup Upload Sessions are displayed (Hold Ctrl and select to toggle). You can also return the Backup Upload Sessions for all Cloud Storages by clicking anywhere in the white space of the Cloud Storage.

To cancel a backup upload session

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. Select the registered cloud storage in the Cloud Storage pane.

  4. In the Backup Upload Session pane, select the session with the status of In Progress or Queued, right click and select Cancel.

  5. Select Yes on the confirmation dialog.

To retry a backup upload session

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. Select the registered cloud storage in the Cloud Storage pane.

  4. In the Backup Upload Session pane, select the failed session, right click and select Retry.

To remove a backup upload session

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Storage node.

  2. Select the Cloud Storage node in the console tree.

  3. Select the registered cloud storage in the Cloud Storage pane.

  4. In the Backup Upload Session pane, select the session, right click and select Remove.

  5. Select Yes on the confirmation dialog.

note

Only the backup upload session is removed from the Recovery Manager database. The backup file on the cloud storage is not removed.

 

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