Recovery Manager for Active Directory includes an MMC snap-in (also known as the Recovery Manager Console) to ensure intuitive operation and close integration with the Windows operating system.
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Note: Machine that hosts the Recovery Manager Console must have same or higher version of Windows operating system than the processed domain controllers. Otherwise, the online compare and object search in a backup during the online restore operation may fail. |
To start the Recovery Manager Console
Table 4: Steps to start Recovery Manager Console
Windows 7 Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 |
A later version of Windows |
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When started for the first time, the Recovery Manager Console looks similar to the following:
The main viewing area of the window is divided into two panes. The left pane contains the console tree, showing the items that are available in the snap-in. The right pane, known as the details pane, is used to display information about those items. The window also contains command menus and toolbars that are provided by both the MMC and the snap-in.
The information in the details pane changes accordingly when you select items in the console tree. To perform management tasks, you can click or right-click entries in the details pane and then use commands on the Action menu or shortcut menu.
You can move objects by selecting them in a source folder and then dragging the selection to a destination folder. If the drop operation is not allowed, the mouse pointer changes accordingly.
For more information about how to navigate an MMC snap-in, refer to Microsoft Management Console Help.
The console tree includes the following items:
You can use the Properties dialog box provided for the Active Directory or AD LDS (ADAM) node, to filter the list of backups displayed in the details pane.
The Recovery Manager for Active Directory snap-in adds the following buttons to the MMC toolbar:
Table 5: Button descriptions
Button | Description |
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Starts the Backup Wizard. You can back up System State of the selected computers. | |
Starts a backup creation for the Computer Collection selected in the console tree. Recovery Manager for Active Directory creates backups for computers that belong to the collection, without starting the Backup Wizard. Starts a backup creation for members of the Computer Collection selected in the details pane. | |
Starts the Online Restore Wizard. You can recover and compare individual objects and object attributes in Active Directory. | |
Starts the Online Restore Wizard for AD LDS (ADAM). You can recover and compare individual objects and object attributes in AD LDS (ADAM). | |
Starts the Group Policy Restore Wizard. You can selectively recover Group Policy information using backups of domain controllers’ System State. | |
Starts the Repair Wizard. You can restore the previously backed up System State of an Active Directory domain controller. | |
Starts the Extract Wizard. You can restore previously backed up System State files to an alternate location. | |
Shows all explicit objects added to the Computer Collection selected in the console tree. | |
Shows only computers to be backed up while backing up the Computer Collection selected in the console tree. |
In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory user interface, you may encounter the following icons:
Table 6: Icons in the user interface
Icon | Description |
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Indicates that the backup is not unpacked. | |
Indicates that the backup is unpacked. | |
Indicates that the Active Directory backup is not unpacked. | |
Indicates that the Active Directory backup is unpacked. | |
Indicates that the AD LDS (ADAM) backup is not unpacked. | |
Indicates that the AD LDS (ADAM) backup is unpacked. |
Help topics and tips provided with Recovery Manager for Active Directory help you accomplish your tasks. To get assistance while you work:
Descriptions of menu commands appear in the status bar at the bottom of the window. If the status bar is not displayed, click Customize on the View menu, and then select the Status bar check box in the Customize View dialog box.
A firewall enabled in your environment may block traffic on ports used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory, preventing you from backing up or restoring data. Before you start using Recovery Manager for Active Directory, make sure your firewall does not block traffic on ports used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory. For more information about these ports, see the Deployment Guide supplied with this release.
This section provides instructions on how to configure built-in Windows Firewall on a computer that is running Windows Server 2008 or later (domain controller or AD LDS (ADAM) host), so that Recovery Manager for Active Directory could back up data on that computer.
The section covers the following methods:
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