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Recovery Manager for AD Forest Edition 10.3.1 - 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 Hybrid Recovery with On Demand Recovery 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 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
Using Management Shell 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

General tab for AD LDS (ADAM) backups

The General tab enables you to filter the AD LDS (ADAM) backups displayed in the details pane of the Recovery Manager Console (snap-in).

  • Filter backups view. Select this check box to activate the backups filtering. You can filter backups based on backups sources or dates. Leave this check box cleared to have RMAD display all registered backups in the details pane.

  • Backup sources. This option allows you to filter backups based on backup sources. For example, you can have RMAD display only backups taken from the specified AD LDS (ADAM) instance.

  • Host. Provides a space for you to type the name of a computer. RMAD will display only backups taken from AD LDS (ADAM) instances hosted by that computer.

  • Instance. Provides a space for you to type the name of an AD LDS (ADAM) instance. RMAD will display only backups taken from that AD LDS (ADAM) instance.

  • Site. Provides a space for you to type the name of a site. RMAD will display only backups taken from AD LDS (ADAM) instances located in that site.

  • Backup dates. This option allows you to filter backups based on backup dates.

  • From. Select this check box to see backups that were taken starting with a specific date. To specify the date, use the list next to the check box.

  • To. Select this check box to see backups that were taken till a specific date. To specify the date, use the list next to the check box.

To filter backups

  1. Select the Filter backups view check box.

  2. Do the following:

  • To filter by backup sources, fill in the corresponding fields under Backup sources.

  • To filter by backup creation dates, specify the dates under Backups dates.

 

Integrity checks for Active Directory and AD LDS (ADAM) backups

To perform an integrity check

When a backup is created, a checksum is calculated for the backup file and saved in the backup file when the backup is registered. An integrity check recalculates the checksum and compares it to the checksum stored in the backup file.

NOTE: Regular BMR backups don't have checksum enabled by default. Only Secure Server BMR backups have checksum enabled by default.

The Checksum calculation is enabled by modifying the registry:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory\Options\

create a new DWORD key ChecksumCalculationMode








The various values for enable/disable Checksum Calculation are:


  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, click the Backups node then click the Active Directory, Bare Metal, or AD LDS (ADAM) node.

  2. Click a backup you want to check the integrity on.

  3. An automatic integrity check will be performed on the import.

  4. The following statuses can be displayed after the integrity check has finished:

    Status Description
    Passed The newly calculated checksum value matches the previously calculated checksum stored in the backups file.
    Unknown The integrity check was not performed.
    Running The integrity check is in progress.
    Failed The backup is not accessible (wrong credentials) or may have been moved from the path.
    No Checksum The previously calculated checksum could not be read. This could be due to the backup being created by a previous version of the product. The backup also may have been damaged in such a way that the checksum was also affected.
    Corrupted The newly calculated checksum value does not match the previously calculated checksum stored in the backup file.

NOTE: Integrity checks are recorded as a Windows Eventlog event on the console during the integrity check. The events can be found in Applications and Services Log | Recovery Manager for Active Directory. If Email is configured, then email notifications are sent for integrity checks that are performed either after creating a backup (controlled by the Run an integrity check after creating a backup setting); or after creating a scheduled backup for the previous N sessions (controlled by the Check the integrity of previously created backups after a scheduled backup setting). The integrity check results are combined with the backup creation results and sent as a single message. If the Send notification upon errors or warnings only setting is selected, then an notification will only be sent if the integrity check report contains the results Backup file is corrupted or Integrity check failed. If all integrity checks are successful, no email notification will be sent.

  1. To manually perform an integrity check on any backup already in the Active Directory, Bare Metal, or AD LDS (ADAM) nodes:

  2. Click a backup you want to perform the integrity check on.

  3. Right click and select Check Integrity.

  4. One of the statuses above will be displayed after running the manual integrity check.

The following backup types are supported for integrity check after the backup registration:

Active Directory backups (.bkf)
AD LDS (ADAM) backups (.bkf)
Bare Metal backup (.vhd, .vhdx)

Offline Active Directory Database files (.dit) are ignored.




The registering of backups from New Recovery Project dialog in Forest Recovery Console, will automatically execute an integrity check when backups are registered using Register Active Directory Backup…, Register BMR Backup… and Register Backups in Folder… options.




The result of the integrity check is available in the Media Cataloging dialog box.


Registering backups from Select Backup dialog in Forest Recovery Console automatically execute an integrity check for both Active Directory Backup and BMR Backup selection.



The result of the integrity check is available in the Media Cataloging dialog box.

Automatic execution of backup integrity checks from the RMAD Console and Forest Recovery Console can be configured in the registry:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory\Options

IntegrityCheckOnBkfRegistration (REG_DWORD), can be 0 or 1 (default), allows to run integrity check for AD and ADAM (AD LDS) backups at registration.

IntegrityCheckOnBmrRegistration (REG_DWORD), can be 0 (default) or 1, allows to run integrity check for BMR backups at registration.

The registering of backups can be done via PowerShell® as a parameter has been added to the Add-RMADBackup cmdlet to allow an integrity check to be performed after the backup has been registered in the Active Directory database.

Add-RMADBackup -Path 'C:\MyBackups\2023-03-03 19-23-11.bkf' -CheckIntegrity

The result of the integrity check is available directly in PowerShell or can be viewed in the RMAD Console:

NOTE: IntegrityCheckOnBkfRegistration and IntegrityCheckOnBmrRegistration registry settings do not affect the integrity check with Add-RMADBackup cmdlet.

 

Export List of Active Directory, Bare Metal, and AD LDS (ADAM) backups

To perform an Export

A list of the backups can be exported to a file for other processing or record keeping.

Exported lists can be saved in one of the following formats:

  • Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)

  • Text (Comma delimited) (*.csv)

  • Unicode Text (Tab delimited) (*.txt)

  • Unicode Text (Comma delimited) (*.csv)

  1. In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, click the Backups node then click the Active Directory, Bare Metal, or AD LDS (ADAM) node.

  2. Right click and select Export List…

  3. In the Export List dialog, select a location to save the file, enter a file name, and click Save .

 

Properties of registered Active Directory and AD LDS (ADAM) backups

The Properties dialog box for a registered Active Directory, Bare Metal, or AD LDS (ADAM) backup provides detailed information about the backup, such as the backup creation date, backup size, and a list of the Active Directory® components the backup includes.

To display the Properties dialog box for the Active Directory, Bare Metal, or AD LDS (ADAM) backup

  1. In the console tree, expand the Backups node, and then select Active Directory, Bare Metal, or AD LDS (ADAM).

  2. In the details pane, select the desired backup, and then click Properties on the Action menu.

 

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