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Recovery Manager for AD Disaster Recovery Edition 10.1 - 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

Remove-RMADBackup

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Allows you to selectively unregister backups from the Recovery Manager backup registration database.

SYNTAX

Instance

Remove-RMADBackup [-InputObject] <BackupInfo[]> [-Delete <Boolean>] [-ShareCredential <PSCredential>]
 [-IgnoreReadOnly] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Id

Remove-RMADBackup [-Id] <Int32[]> [-Delete <Boolean>] [-ShareCredential <PSCredential>] [-IgnoreReadOnly]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Allows you to selectively unregister backups from the Recovery Manager backup registration database.
Optionally, you can delete the unregistered backups from their location.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-RMADBackup | Where-Object {$_.Date -lt (Get-Date).AddDays(-15)} | Remove-RMADBackup -Delete $true

Gets all backups created by Recovery Manager for Active Directory in the last 15 days, unregisters these backups from the backup registration database, and then deletes the backup files.

PARAMETERS

-InputObject

Specifies the IBackupInfo objects representing the backups you want to unregister from the Recovery Manager backup registration database.
If you use this parameter, omit the Id parameter of this cmdlet.

Type: BackupInfo[]
Parameter Sets: Instance
Aliases:

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

-Delete

Specifies to delete the backups being unregistered from their locations.
This parameter can take one of the following values:

  • $true
  • $false
Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-ShareCredential

Specifies credential for share folder that contains the backup in case of -delete flag is true.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-IgnoreReadOnly

Allows you to perform the action in a console currently performing full replication.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-WhatIf

Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

-Confirm

Prompts for a confirmation before executing the command.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

-Id

Specifies the IDs of the backups you want to unregister from the Recovery Manager backup registration database.
If you use this parameter, omit the InputObject parameter of this cmdlet.

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: Id
Aliases:

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

 

Remove-RMADBackupAgent

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Removes Recovery Manager Backup Agent from a specified computer, or its registration information from the Recovery Manager Console.

SYNTAX

Remove-RMADBackupAgent [-Computer] <String> [[-Credentials] <PSCredential>] [-Uninstall] [-IgnoreReadOnly]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Allows you to completely remove Recovery Manager Backup Agent from a specified computer.
You can also select to remove only registration information that relates to a particular Backup Agent from the Recovery Manager Console.
This may be useful if you removed Backup Agent from a computer manually but the related agent entry remains on the Backup Agent Management node of the Recovery Manager Console.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Remove-RMADBackupAgent -Computer "dc1"

This code removes registration information that relates to Backup Agent installed on the computer "dc1" from the Recovery Management Console.

Example 2

PS C:\> $credential = Get-Credential
Remove-RMADBackupAgent -Computer "dc1" -Credentials $credential -Uninstall

This code connects to the computer "dc1" under the user represented by the "credential" object and removes Backup Agent from it.
Note that corresponding Backup Agent registration information is removed from the Recovery Management Console as well.

PARAMETERS

-Computer

Specifies the name of the computer from which to remove Recovery Manager Backup Agent.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-Credentials

Specifies the user name and the password of the user account to use for connecting to the target computer and removing Backup Agent.
Use the Get-Credential cmdlet provided by Windows PowerShell to get the PSCredential object representing user credentials.
Notes:

  • The user should be a local Administrator on the target computer.
  • If you omit this parameter, Backup Agent will be removed under the current user account.
Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Uninstall

Specifies whether the Recovery Manager Backup Agent should be completely removed.
If this parameter is omitted, only the agent registration information will be removed.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-IgnoreReadOnly

Allows you to perform the action in a console currently performing full replication.

Type: SwitchParameter
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

 

Remove-RMADCollection

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Deletes specified Computer Collections.

SYNTAX

Name (Default)

Remove-RMADCollection [-Name] <String[]> [-IgnoreReadOnly] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-InformationVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

InputObject

Remove-RMADCollection [-InputObject] <ComputerCollection[]> [-IgnoreReadOnly]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm]
 [<CommonParameters>]

Id

Remove-RMADCollection [-Id] <Int32[]> [-IgnoreReadOnly] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-InformationVariable <String>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Deletes the Computer Collections that have the specified name or are represented by the specified objects.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Remove-RMADCollection -Name "New Computer Collection"

Deletes the computer collection named New Computer Collection.

Example 2

PS C:\> Get-RMADCollection | Where-Object {$_.Schedule.Count -eq 0} | Remove-RMADCollection

The Get-RMADCollection cmdlet gets all computer collections.
The Where-Object cmdlet then filters out the collections for which no backup creation operation is scheduled.
The pipeline operator passes the filtered collection objects to the Remove-RMADCollection cmdlet, which deletes these collection objects.

PARAMETERS

-Name

Specifies the name of the Computer Collection to be deleted.

Type: String[]
Parameter Sets: Name
Aliases:

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

-IgnoreReadOnly

Allows you to perform the action in a console currently performing full replication.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-WhatIf

Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: wi

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

-Confirm

Prompts for confirmation before executing the command.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: cf

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

-InputObject

Deletes Computer Collections represented by the specified collection objects.
Enter a variable that contains the objects or type a command or expression that gets the objects.

Type: ComputerCollection[]
Parameter Sets: InputObject
Aliases:

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

-Id

Specifies the identifier of the Computer Collection to delete.

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: Id
Aliases:

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

 

Remove-RMADCollectionItem

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Removes items from a specified Computer Collection.

SYNTAX

Remove-RMADCollectionItem [-Collection] <String[]> [-Item] <String[]> [-IgnoreReadOnly]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Allows you to selectively remove items from the Computer Collection you specify.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Remove-RMADCollectionItem -Collection Collection1 -Item Comp1

Removes the item named Comp1 from the Computer Collection named Collection1.

PARAMETERS

-Collection

Specifies the Computer Collection from which to remove items.
To specify a Computer Collection, type the Computer Collection name in this parameter.

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

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

-Item

Specifies items to remove from the Computer Collection.
To specify an item, type the item name in this parameter.

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

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-IgnoreReadOnly

Allows you to perform the action in a console currently performing full replication.

Type: SwitchParameter
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

 

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