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Recovery Manager for AD Disaster Recovery Edition 10.1.1 - 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 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 Bare metal forest recovery Using Management Shell Creating virtual test environments Using Recovery Manager for Active Directory web portal 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 Descriptions of PowerShell commands
Add-RMADBackup Add-RMADCollectionItem Add-RMADFEComputer Add-RMADReplicationConsole Add-RMADStorageServer Backup-RMADCollection Close-RMADFEProject Compare-RMADObject Convert-RMADBackup ConvertTo-RMADRecycledObject Create-RMADStorageManagementAgentSetup Expand-RMADBackup Export-RMADBackup Export-RMADFERecoveryCertificate Export-RMADFEResult Get-RMADBackup Get-RMADBackupAgent Get-RMADBackupInfo Get-RMADBackupObject Get-RMADBackupSecurityStatus Get-RMADCollection Get-RMADCollectionItem Get-RMADDeletedObject Get-RMADFEComputer Get-RMADFEConsole Get-RMADFEDnsCache Get-RMADFEDomain Get-RMADFEEvent Get-RMADFEGlobalOptions Get-RMADFEOperation Get-RMADFEPersistenceConnection Get-RMADFEProject Get-RMADFERecoveryAgent Get-RMADFESchedule Get-RMADGlobalOptions Get-RMADLicenseInfo Get-RMADObject Get-RMADReplicationConsole Get-RMADReplicationSchedule Get-RMADReplicationSession Get-RMADReplicationSessionItem Get-RMADReportObject Get-RMADReportObjectAttributes Get-RMADReportObjectChildren Get-RMADReportSession Get-RMADSession Get-RMADSessionItem Get-RMADSessionItemEvent Get-RMADStorageServers Import-RMADBackup Import-RMADFERecoveryCertificate Install-RMADBackupAgent Install-RMADFERecoveryAgent New-RMADCollection New-RMADFEProject New-RMADFERecoveryMedia New-RMADSchedule Open-RMADFEProject Publish-RMADBackupSecurityStatus Remove-RMADBackup Remove-RMADBackupAgent Remove-RMADCollection Remove-RMADCollectionItem Remove-RMADFEComputer Remove-RMADFERecoveryAgent Remove-RMADFESchedule Remove-RMADReplicationConsole Remove-RMADReplicationSchedule Remove-RMADReplicationSession Remove-RMADStorageServer Remove-RMADUnpackedComponent Rename-RMADCollection Restore-RMADDeletedObject Restore-RMADDomainController Restore-RMADObject Resume-RMADFERecovery Save-RMADFEProject Set-RMADCollection Set-RMADFEComputer Set-RMADFEDnsCache Set-RMADFEDomain Set-RMADFEGlobalOptions Set-RMADFEPersistenceConnection Set-RMADFERecoveryMode Set-RMADFESchedule Set-RMADGlobalOptions Set-RMADReplicationConsole Set-RMADReplicationSchedule Start-RMADFERecovery Start-RMADFEVerification Start-RMADReplication Start-RMADReportViewer Stop-RMADFEWorkflow Update-RMADBackupAgent Update-RMADFEProject Update-RMADLicense

Get-RMADReportObjectChildren


external help file: QuestSoftware.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell.dll-Help.xml
Module Name: Quest.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell
online version:

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves an object representing the online comparison or restore operation item child items.

SYNTAX

Get-RMADReportObjectChildren -ObjectId <Int32[]> [-SqlCredential <PSCredential>]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves an object representing the online comparison or restore operation item child items.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> {{ Add example code here }}

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PARAMETERS

-ObjectId

Specifies changed or restored object identifier.
To get the object, use the Get-RMADReportObject cmdlet.

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SqlCredential

Specifies the user name and password of the user account with which you want to connect to SQL Server to generate a report.
The user name and password must be in the form of a PSCredential object.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationAction

@{Text=}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: infa

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationVariable

@{Text=}

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: iv

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

 

Get-RMADReportSession


external help file: QuestSoftware.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell.dll-Help.xml
Module Name: Quest.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell
online version:

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves an object representing the online comparison or restore operation report.

SYNTAX

Get-RMADReportSession [-SessionId <Int32>] [-SqlCredential <PSCredential>]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves an object representing the online comparison or restore operation report.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> {{ Add example code here }}

{{ Add example description here }}

PARAMETERS

-SessionId

Specifies the compare or restore session identifier.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SqlCredential

Specifies the user name and password of the user account with which you want to connect to SQL Server to generate a report.
The user name and password must be in the form of a PSCredential object.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationAction

@{Text=}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: infa

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationVariable

@{Text=}

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: iv

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

 

Get-RMADSession


external help file: QuestSoftware.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell.dll-Help.xml
Module Name: Quest.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell
online version:

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Retrieves an object representing Recovery Manager backup sessions.

SYNTAX

collection (Default)

Get-RMADSession [[-Collection] <ComputerCollection[]>] [-Result <SessionResult[]>] [-UseCache]
 [-DayCount <Int32>] [-StartType <SessionStartType>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

collectionId

Get-RMADSession [[-CollectionId] <Int32[]>] [-Result <SessionResult[]>] [-UseCache] [-DayCount <Int32>]
 [-StartType <SessionStartType>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

collectionName

Get-RMADSession [[-CollectionName] <String[]>] [-Result <SessionResult[]>] [-UseCache] [-DayCount <Int32>]
 [-StartType <SessionStartType>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Retrieves an object representing one or more Recovery Manager backup sessions for a specified Computer Collection.
The retrieved object has such properties as names of the domain controllers that participated in the backup session, names of the domains to which the domain controllers belong, backup session result, and error messages, if any, encountered during the backup session.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-RMADSession -CollectionName col1 -Result Error,Warning -DayCount 5

Returns backup sessions that ended with an error or warning and started in the recent 5 days for the Computer Collection named col1.

Example 2

PS C:\> Get-RMADSession -CollectionName "Collection1"

Returns all backup sessions for the Computer Collection named Collection1.

PARAMETERS

-Collection

Specifies the name of the computer collection for which you want to retrieve backup sessions.

Type: ComputerCollection[]
Parameter Sets: collection
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: True

-Result

Retrieves backup sessions based on their result.
If you omit this parameter, sessions are retrieved regardless of their result.
This parameter can take one of the following values:* Success

  • Error
  • Warning
  • Unknown
  • Running
  • Canceled
  • Abandoned
  • Pending
  • Verifying
  • Installing
  • Working
Type: SessionResult[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-UseCache

Specifies to return the data from the cache.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-DayCount

Specifies the number of days within which the sessions you want to retrieve started.
If you omit this parameter, sessions are retrieved regardless of when they started.

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-StartType

Specifies to return either scheduled backup sessions or backup sessions that were started manually.
This parameter can take one of the following values:* Manual - Specifies to return backup sessions that were started manually.

  • Scheduled - Specifies to return scheduled backup sessions.
Type: SessionStartType
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CollectionId

Specifies the ID of the computer collection for which you want to retrieve backup sessions.

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: collectionId
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-CollectionName

Specifies the name of the computer collection for which you want to retrieve backup sessions.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: collectionName
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 0
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationAction

@{Text=}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: infa

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationVariable

@{Text=}

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: iv

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

 

Get-RMADSessionItem


external help file: QuestSoftware.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell.dll-Help.xml
Module Name: Quest.RecoveryManager.AD.PowerShell
online version:

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Gets items from a specified backup creation session.

SYNTAX

session (Default)

Get-RMADSessionItem [-Session <Session[]>] [-Result <SessionResult[]>] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

sessionId

Get-RMADSessionItem [-SessionId <Int32[]>] [-Computer <String[]>] [-Result <SessionResult[]>]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Gets items from a specified backup creation session.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-RMADSessionItem -Computer "Comp*"

This command gets all session items from all backup creation sessions created for the computers whose name starts with Comp.

PARAMETERS

-Session

Specifies the backup creation session from which to get session items.

Type: Session[]
Parameter Sets: session
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: True (ByValue)
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Result

Gets items from the backup creation sessions that completed with the result specified in this parameter.

Type: SessionResult[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SessionId

Specifies the identifier of the backup creation session from which to get session items.

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: sessionId
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Computer

Gets items from the backup creation sessions run for the computer whose name specified in this parameter.
This parameter accepts the asterisk (*) wildcard.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: sessionId
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationAction

@{Text=}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: infa

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-InformationVariable

@{Text=}

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: iv

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

 

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