Recovery Manager for Active Directory allows you to create backups of system-specific data known as the System State and BMR backups. Note that Recovery Manager for Active Directory creates System State backups for Active Directory domain controllers only.
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NOTE: If you are going to store backups on the Recovery Manager Console machine, check that the Administrative Share "DriveLetter$" exists and is accessible on this host. Otherwise, the restore operation will fail. For more information, see Installing Backup Agent automatically. |
You can use Computer Collections to create backups for multiple computers. For more information, see Using Computer Collections. You can specify what components of the System State are to be backed up. It is recommended to back up all System State components. For more information, see Selecting components to back up.
To create backups of all computers in a Computer Collection
You can also use the Backup Wizard to start a backup job:
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Note: By default, the wizard uses the default settings. You can view and modify the default settings using the Collection Defaults command that appears on the Action menu when you select the Computer Collections node in the console tree. |
With the Backup Wizard, backup jobs can be scheduled to run at a specific time. For more information, see Scheduling backup creation subsection of Task scheduler overview and Using the Backup Wizard subsection in Selecting components to back up.
While a backup job is running, you can examine the progress of the operation and, if needed, stop the backup job. After a backup job is completed, you can view backup creation results:
To create a BMR backup
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IMPORTANT: If a customer restores encrypted volumes from a backup, the volumes are restored as unencrypted. |
To include additional volume on several domain controllers
To include additional volume on all domain controllers
On the Recovery Manager Console machine, add the new string value under both these registry keys:
Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition uses the same credentials to access backup files on the remote share and to connect to Backup Agent. These credentials are specified on the Agent Settings tab of the collection properties (option "Use the following account to access Backup Agent").
If you need to specify a separate account to access the backup storage, use the option Use the following account to access the backup storage on the DC Storage tab.
When no credentials are specified in the collection properties, the Recovery Manager Console uses the account under which it is running to access the backup storage and Backup Agent.
To specify separate credentials to access the remote backup location and Backup Agent
When creating a backup, Recovery Manager for Active Directory queries its configuration settings about what components of the System State to be backed up. You specify configuration settings in the Defaults dialog box for the Computer Collections node or a Computer Collection (Computer Collection properties). You can also view and modify the settings being used by the Backup Wizard.
To select components to back up
Default settings are also used for newly created Computer Collections. By changing the properties of a Computer Collection, you define the settings specific to that collection. Different Computer Collections may have differing settings. The Backup Wizard uses default settings when creating a new Computer Collection unless other settings are specified using the Advanced button on the Completing the Backup Wizard page.
You can start the Backup Wizard by selecting the console tree root, and then clicking Create Backup on the Action menu.
On the What to Back Up page, the wizard prompts you to specify what domain controllers or AD LDS (ADAM) hosts you want to back up. You can back up specific domain controllers or all computers that are in a specific container, such as an Active Directory domain or organizational unit.
On the Where to Store Backups page, the wizard prompts you to specify the path and name format for backup files. You can type the path and name manually, click Browse to locate a folder, and use the Expression button to have the path and name include macros enabling the automatic creation of separate subfolders and files for different backups.
On the When to Back Up page, the wizard asks you whether you want to schedule the backup creation operation. You can click Now if you want to start the operation immediately. Otherwise, you click Later and configure backup scheduling. If you choose to create backups without scheduling, you can optionally have the wizard create and retain a Computer Collection for the computers and containers you have selected. Later, you may use that collection to schedule backups. If you choose to schedule backups, the wizard creates a Computer Collection for the computers and containers you have selected, and schedules a backup creation task for that collection.
On the Computer Collection Name page, you can specify a name and description for the Computer Collection to be created.
By clicking the Advanced button on the Completed the Backup Wizard window, you can display the Properties dialog box to make changes to backup options. If you do not modify those options, the defaults are used. Default options are specified using the Collection Defaults command, which appears on the Action menu when you select the Computer Collections node in the console tree.
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