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Recovery Manager for AD Disaster Recovery Edition 10.0.1 - User Guide

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About Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition Features and benefits

Comprehensive Active Directory recovery options AD LDS (ADAM) recovery Granular, selective restore Group Policy recovery Centralized remote administration Audit of objects and operations Management Shell Scheduling and automation Scalability and performance Rapid economic justification Simplified restoration of an Active Directory forest Bare metal forest recovery Granular, domain-level recovery Integration with On Demand Recovery Automation of manual operations Creation of virtual test environments Remote quarantine Fault tolerance Simultaneous system recovery Support for native Windows tools for restoring domain controllers Recovery pauses Recovery plan Running custom scripts

Technical overview

Creating backups Backup Agent Recovering Active Directory Active Directory recovery options Recovering Group Policy Comparison reports

Backing up data

Permissions required for the Backup operation Managing Backup Agent

Installing Backup Agent automatically Preinstalling Backup Agent manually Discovering preinstalled Backup Agent Updating Backup Agent information Upgrading Backup Agent Uninstalling Backup Agent Removing a Backup Agent entry from the Backup Agent Management node

Using a least-privileged user account to back up data Creating backups

Usage of backup access credentials Selecting components to back up

Using the Backup Wizard

Retrying backup creation Enabling backup encryption Backing up AD LDS (ADAM)

Method 1: Back up AD LDS (ADAM) from the Recovery Manager Console

Step 1: Connect to AD LDS (ADAM) Step 2: Back up AD LDS (ADAM)

Method 2: Schedule backup creation for AD LDS (ADAM)

Step 1: Connect to AD LDS (ADAM) Step 2: Add AD LDS (ADAM) instances to Computer Collection Step 3: Create or modify backup creation schedule

Backing up cross-domain group membership Backing up distributed file system (DFS) data Backup scheduling

Task scheduler overview

Scheduling backup creation Managing backup schedule Setting user account for scheduled tasks

Setting performance options Setting advanced backup options Using Forest Recovery Agent Unpacking backups

Configuring default settings to unpack backups Configuring Computer Collection-specific settings to unpack backups Unpacking a backup manually Deleting data unpacked from a backup

Using e-mail notification Viewing backup creation results

Sessions node properties

Progress tab General tab

Computer properties Computer session properties

General tab Events tab Backup tab

Backups node properties Filtering backups

General tab for Active Directory backups General tab for AD LDS (ADAM) backups

Properties of registered AD and AD LDS (ADAM) backups

General tab Components tab

Getting started

Permissions required to use Recovery Manager for Active Directory Recovery Manager Console Icons in the user interface Getting and using help Configuring Windows Firewall

Manual method Automatic method

Using Computer Collections

Creating Computer Collections Renaming Computer Collections Modifying Computer Collection properties Deleting Computer Collections Specifying an access account for Backup Agent and backup storage Adding domain controllers to a Computer Collection Adding containers to a Computer Collection Adding AD LDS (ADAM) hosts and instances Removing items from a Computer Collection

Managing Recovery Manager for Active Directory configuration

Preparing for working with Active Directory or AD LDS (ADAM) backups Settings

General tab E-mail tab Unpacked Backups tab (global settings) Logging tab Ports tab

Default properties for Computer Collections Properties for an existing Computer Collection

Backup tab Components tab Schedule tab Alerts tab Logging tab Performance tab Advanced tab Agent Settings tab Console Storage tab DC Storage tab Unpacked Backups tab

Container and site properties

Properties for a domain or organizational unit Properties for an Active Directory site Properties for an AD LDS (ADAM) site

Sessions node properties Forest properties Domain properties Domain controller properties AD LDS (ADAM) partition properties AD LDS (ADAM) instance properties Showing or hiding AD LDS (ADAM) partitions Showing or hiding domains Showing or hiding sites

Installing license key file Updating license key file Revoking licenses

Getting started with Active Directory recovery

Choosing an Active Directory recovery method Implications of the online restore

Forcing replication Skipping replication Stopping online restore

Using agentless or agent-based method

Agentless method Agent-based method

Managing deleted or recycled objects

Recovering deleted objects Recycling deleted objects Recovering recycled objects

Restoring backed up System State components

Restoring cluster information

Using granular online restore

Online Restore Wizard overview

Compare, restore, and report changes in Active Directory Compare two backups and report the differences Reporting Selecting objects in the Online Restore Wizard

Restoring AD LDS (ADAM)

Method 1: Restore an AD LDS (ADAM) instance from a backup created with Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Step 1: Select a backup Step 2: Restore AD LDS (ADAM) instance

Method 2: Restore an AD LDS (ADAM) database from a backup created with third-party software

Step 1: Extract and register AD LDS (ADAM) database Step 2: Restore the extracted AD LDS (ADAM) database

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

Reports about Active Directory objects Reports about AD LDS (ADAM) objects Reports about Group Policy objects Reports about who modified Active Directory objects

Using complete offline restore

Repair Wizard overview

Offline restore implications

Non-authoritative restore

DIT Database SYSVOL

Authoritative restore

DIT database SYSVOL

Restoring SYSVOL authoritatively Performing a granular restore of SYSVOL Recovering Group Policy

Group Policy Restore Wizard overview

Restoring data from third-party backups Using the Extract Wizard

Creating a Windows Server 2008-based domain controller from a backup

Step 1: Create and extract a backup Step 2: Use IFM to create a domain controller

Creating a Windows Server 2012-based domain controller from a backup

Step 1: Create and extract a backup Step 2: Install AD DS on the Windows Server 2012-based computer Step 3: Use the Install-ADDSDomainController cmldet to install from media

Restoring passwords and SID history

Preserving passwords and SID history in object tombstones

Step 1: Make sure prerequisites are met Step 2: Modify the searchFlags attribute value

Fault tolerance Consolidating backup registration data Monitoring Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Supported versions of Microsoft Operations Manager Importing Management Pack Rules provided in Microsoft System Center Operations Manager Health dashboards

Recovering an Active Directory forest

Permissions required to use Forest Recovery Console Forest Recovery Console

Toolbar Project summary List of domain controllers

Filtering the list of domain controllers Connecting to a domain controller via RDP

Domain controller recovery settings and progress

Settings tab Progress tab Events tab

Configuring advanced settings

Managing a recovery project

Creating a recovery project Opening a recovery project Opening a legacy recovery project Saving a recovery project Updating a recovery project Specifying recovery project settings Verifying recovery project settings Scheduling project verification Specifying recovery settings for a DC Selecting backups for recovery

Method 1: Automatically select backups based on your criteria Method 2: Manually select backups

Using recovery alerts

Creating an alert Viewing active alerts Modifying an alert Deleting an alert

Using recovery pauses

Managing manual pauses Monitoring active pauses Managing automatic pauses

Copying a backup file to a new location

Install Active Directory from Media recovery method Install Active Directory recovery method Managing Forest Recovery Agent

Installing or upgrading Forest Recovery Agent Viewing installed Forest Recovery Agent version Uninstalling Forest Recovery Agent

Rebooting domain controllers manually Specifying fallback IP addresses to access a domain controller Resetting DSRM Administrator Password Purging Kerberos Tickets Managing the Global Catalog servers Managing FSMO roles Manage DNS Client Settings Configuring Windows Firewall Forest recovery overview

Developing a custom forest recovery plan Backing up domain controllers Assigning a preferred DNS server during recovery Forest recovery methods

Recovery method 1: Restore as many domain controllers from backups as possible Recovery method 2: Restore one domain controller from backup in each domain

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

Step 1: Select domains to recover Step 2: Specify recovery settings for domain controllers Step 3: Start recovery

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

Step 1: Use Diagnostic Data Collector to automatically gather data Step 2: Gather remaining data manually

Bare metal forest recovery

Bare metal recovery requirements and limitations Prepare backups Restore from Standard RMAD backup NIC teaming support Disaster recovery workflow Custom Quest Recovery Media with additional driver

Using Management Shell

About Management Shell

Installing and opening Management Shell

Installation requirements Installing Management Shell Opening Management Shell

Creating virtual test environments

About Active Directory Virtual Lab Permissions Communication ports

Microsoft SCVMM 2012/2012 SP1 Microsoft SCVMM 2012 R2/2016 VMware Environment

Support for VMware DRS Clusters Deployment User interface

Toolbar List of source computers Virtual machine creation settings and events

General tab Hardware tab Active Directory tab Events tab

Virtual lab project default settings

How to create a virtual test environment

Isolated virtual network and DNS Virtualization agent behavior Working with SCVMM 2012 R2 or higher Forest Recovery Agent is required Opening a legacy virtual lab project

Precautions Step-by-step instructions

Step 1: Create a virtual lab project Step 2: Add source computers to virtual lab project Step 3: Modify virtual machine creation settings Step 4: Verify virtual machine creation settings Step 5: Start virtual test environment creation Step 6: Enable network adapters

Using Recovery Manager for Active Directory web interface

About Recovery Manager Portal Installing Recovery Manager Portal Connecting to Recovery Manager Portal Administering Recovery Manager Portal

Configuring portal for working with Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Step 1: Install Recovery Manager Remote API Access Service Step 2: Configure Recovery Manager for Active Directory Step 3: Add Recovery Manager for Active Directory instances Step 4: Configure recovery settings for Active Directory domains

Modifying recovery settings for domains Assigning roles to portal users Delegating restore or undelete permissions Configuring e-mail notification How Recovery Manager Portal recovers data Integration with On Demand Recovery

Viewing health summary for Recovery Manager for Active Directory instances Viewing backup creation history Recovering data using Recovery Manager Portal

Restoring objects from a backup Undeleting objects

Frequently asked questions

Why do I need to restore deleted users or groups, rather than re-create them? How can I restore a user or group in Active Directory? How does online restore work? When an object is undeleted, what is restored from the tombstone and what is restored from the backup? What's the difference between an online restore and an authoritative restore? What's the difference between the agentless restore method and the agent-based restore method? Can I undelete a mailbox-enabled user? In the Group Policy Restore Wizard, a GPO link is shown as deleted, but the link actually exists in Active Directory. What's wrong? What is a primary restore of the SYSVOL? How do I change the Backup Agent port number? How does Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition select a DC for an authoritative (primary) restore of SYSVOL during forest recovery? How does Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition isolate domain controllers during forest recovery? How does Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition select a DC to add the global catalog during forest recovery?

Best practices for creating backups for forest recovery

How many instances of the Recovery Manager Console to deploy? How many domain controllers to back up? How many domain controllers to back up at once? What data to back up? Using data compression Using unpacked backups

Best practices for recovering a forest

How many Instances of the Forest Recovery Console to deploy? Where to Install the Forest Recovery Console? Backing up the Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition configuration

Descriptions of recovery or verification steps Backup Wizard

What to Back Up Where to Store Backups When to Back Up Computer Collection Name (optional) Completing the Backup Wizard

Online Restore Wizard

Wizard Operation Mode Domain Selection Backup Selection Backup for Comparison (optional) Unpacked Backups Folder Selection Backup Data Preparation Domain Access Options Objects to Be Processed Operation Selection Processing Options

Select Object Types Select Attributes to Be Processed

Additional Options Operation Start Operation Progress

Password Settings

Operation Option Objects to Be Restored Where to Restore Deleted Objects Operation Results Completing the Online Restore Wizard

Online Restore Wizard for AD LDS (ADAM)

Wizard Operation Mode AD LDS (ADAM) Instance Selection Backup Selection Backup for Comparison Unpacked Backups Folder Selection Backup Data Preparation AD LDS (ADAM) Access Options Objects to Be Processed Processing Options Reporting Options Operation Start Operation Progress Operation Option Objects to Be Restored Operation Results Completing the Online Restore Wizard for AD LDS (ADAM)

Group Policy Restore Wizard

Backup Source Domain Backup Selection Unpacked Backups Folder Selection Backup Data Preparation Target Domain Controller Group Policy Object Selection GPO Restore Options Link Restore Options Restore Process Start Completing the Group Policy Restore Wizard

Computer and Backup Selection Target Computer Computer Restart Primary Restore of SYSVOL Restore Process Start Restore Progress Authoritative Restore Selections Computer Restart in Normal Mode Completing the Repair Wizard

Backup Selection Folder Selection Operation Start Operation Progress Completing the Extract Wizard

Events generated by Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Common Events Recovery Console events Backup Agent events Management Agent events Restore Agent events Recovery Manager Portal events Forest Recovery Agent events Forest Recovery Console events AD Virtual Lab events

Updating license key file

Backing up data > Getting started > Licensing > Updating license key file

If you have purchased a new license, use the Recovery Manager Console to update the license key file.

To update the license key file

In the Recovery Manager Console, right-click the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console tree root, and then click About.
In the About dialog box, click the License tab, and then click Install License File.
In the Update License dialog box, enter the path and name of the license key file, and then click OK.

Revoking licenses

Backing up data > Getting started > Licensing > Revoking licenses

When the actual number of user accounts exceeds the licensed number, Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition returns a warning message each time you back up data. In this case, you can revoke licenses from the domains whose backups you no longer need. The revoked licenses are returned to the pool of available licenses and you can allocate them to a different domain.

Caution: When you revoke licenses from a domain, all backups created by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Disaster Recovery Edition for that domain get deleted. You should only revoke licenses from a domain if you no longer need backups created for that domain.

To revoke licenses from a domain

In the console tree, right-click the root node, and then click About.
In the About dialog box, click the License tab.
On the License tab, select the domain from the License Usage list, and then click Revoke.
In the confirmation message box, click Yes.

Restoring data

Restoring data

Getting started with Active Directory recovery

Restoring data > Getting started with Active Directory recovery

This section provides important information about performing data recovery operations with Recovery Manager for Active Directory. Please read it carefully before you start using the product to restore Active Directory data.

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