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Recovery Manager for AD 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 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 Using Management Shell Collecting diagnostic data for technical support Using Recovery Manager for Active Directory web portal Appendices
Frequently asked questions Best practices for using Computer Collections Best practices for creating backups Ports Used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Backup Wizard Online Restore Wizard Online Restore Wizard for AD LDS (ADAM) Group Policy Restore Wizard Repair Wizard Extract Wizard Technical characteristics Events generated by Recovery Manager for Active Directory Descriptions of PowerShell commands

Get-RMADSessionItemEvent

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Gets events from a specified backup creation session item.

SYNTAX

sessionItem (Default)

Get-RMADSessionItemEvent [[-SessionItem] <SessionItem[]>] [-Type <EventType[]>]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

sessionItemId

Get-RMADSessionItemEvent [[-SessionItemId] <Int32[]>] [-Type <EventType[]>]
 [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Gets events from a specified backup creation session item.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-RMADSessionItemEvent -Type Warning

Gets all Warning events for all backup creation sessions.

PARAMETERS

-SessionItem

Specifies the backup creation session item from which to get events.

Type: SessionItem[]
Parameter Sets: sessionItem
Aliases:

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

-Type

Specifies the types of events to get.
This parameter accepts the following values for event types:* Information

  • Warning
  • ErrorWhen specifying multiple event types, use a comma as a separator.
Type: EventType[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

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

-SessionItemId

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

Type: Int32[]
Parameter Sets: sessionItemId
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-RMADStorageServers

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Returns registered storage servers.

SYNTAX

Get-RMADStorageServers [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Returns currently registered storage servers with their latest states.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Get-RMADStorageServers

Displays the list of currently registered storage servers.

PARAMETERS

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

IStorageObject[]

NOTES

RELATED LINKS

 

Import-RMADBackup

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Reads the backup registration information from the .xml file and returns backup descriptions in the BackupInfo objects.

SYNTAX

Import-RMADBackup [-Path] <String[]> [-IgnoreReadOnly] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Reads the backup registration information from the .xml file and returns backup descriptions in the BackupInfo objects.
After you import backups, you need to register them with Recovery Manager so that the backups become available in the Recovery Manager user interface.
To register the backups, use the Add-RMADBackup cmdlet.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Import-RMADBackup C:\ImportedBackups\RMADBackups.xml | Add-RMADBackup

Imports backups from the C:\ImportedBackups\RMADBackups.xml file to the Recovery Manager for Active Directory backup registration database on the computer where you are using this cmdlet.
Then, the Add-RMADBackup registers the imported backups with Recovery Manager for Active Directory.

PARAMETERS

-Path

Specifies the path to the .xml file that contains the registration information about the backups you want to import into the Recovery Manager for Active Directory backup registration database.

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

Required: True
Position: 0
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

 

Install-RMADBackupAgent

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

schema: 2.0.0

SYNOPSIS

Installs Recovery Manager Backup Agent on a specified computer or on each computer in a particular Computer Collection.

SYNTAX

DC

Install-RMADBackupAgent [-Computer] <String> [[-Credentials] <PSCredential>] [[-ConfigureFirewall] <Boolean>]
 [-IgnoreReadOnly] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>] [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

Collection

Install-RMADBackupAgent [[-Credentials] <PSCredential>] [[-ConfigureFirewall] <Boolean>]
 [-CollectionName] <String> [-IgnoreReadOnly] [-InformationAction <ActionPreference>]
 [-InformationVariable <String>] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Allows you to install the Recovery Manager Backup Agent on a specified computer which can be a domain controller or AD LDS (ADAM) host, or on each computer in a particular Computer Collection.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> $credential = Get-Credential
Install-RMADBackupAgent -Computer dc1 -Credentials $credential

This code connects to the computer "dc1" under the user represented by the "credential" object and installs Recovery Manager Backup Agent there.

Example 2

PS C:\> Install-RMADBackupAgent -CollectionName "New Computer Collection"

This code installs the Recovery Manager Backup Agent on each computer in the collection named "New Computer Collection".

PARAMETERS

-Computer

Specifies the name of the computer which can be domain controller or AD LDS (ADAM) host, where to install a Recovery Manager Backup Agent.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: DC
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 installing 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 installed 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

-ConfigureFirewall

Specifies whether Recovery Manager automatically configures Windows Firewall on target Windows Server 2008-based or Windows Server 2012-based DCs to allow backup operations.

Type: Boolean
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
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

-CollectionName

Specifies the name of the Computer Collection that includes the computers on which Backup Agent should be installed.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: Collection
Aliases:

Required: True
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

 

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