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Recovery Manager for AD 10.2.1 - User Guide

Table of Contents

About Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Features and benefits

Comprehensive Active Directory recovery options AD LDS (ADAM) recovery Granular, selective restore Integration with On Demand Recovery Group Policy recovery Centralized remote administration Audit of objects and operations Integration with Change Auditor for Active Directory Fault tolerance Management Shell Scheduling and automation Scalability and performance

Technical overview

Creating backups Backup Storage Backup Agent Recovering Active Directory Recovering Group Policy Comparison reports

Getting started

Permissions required to use Recovery Manager for Active Directory Recovery Manager Console 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 file storages 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 Local Storage tab Remote Storage tab Secondary Storage tab Agent Settings tab Schedule tab Alerts tab Performance tab Advanced tab

Advanced tab - Running of Scripts Advanced tab - Diagnostic Logging

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

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 Using Managed Service Accounts Active Directory backups vs Windows System State backups Creating BMR and Active Directory backups

Creating Active Directory backup Creating BMR backup Usage of backup access credentials

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 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

General tab Progress 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

Getting started with Active Directory recovery

Active Directory recovery options 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 Active Directory components Integration with Change Auditor for Active Directory 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 Data 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 R2-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 or higher domain controller from a backup

Step 1: Create and extract a backup Step 2: Install AD DS on the Windows Server 2012-based or higher 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

Full Replication 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

Using Management Shell

About Management Shell

Collecting diagnostic data for technical support

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

Using Recovery Manager for Active Directory web portal

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 Portal 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 How to use packed and encrypted backups for restore operations How to enable diagnostic logging To skip replication after restore in portal To configure firewall after the restore operation 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?

Best practices for using Computer Collections Best practices for creating backups

Develop a backup and restore plan Determine which domain controllers to back up and how often Methods for deploying Backup Agent Retain recent backups Where to store backups

Storing backups for granular online or complete offline restores Storing backups for forest recovery

Ports Used by Recovery Manager for Active Directory 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

Domain Selection Backup Selection Unpacked Backups Folder Selection Backup Data Preparation Select 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

Technical characteristics

Typical sizes of databases

Reports database files

Typical backup creation times

Recommendations

Typical times to unpack backups

Events generated by Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Common Events Recovery Manager Console events Backup Agent events Management Agent events Restore Agent events Recovery Manager Portal events

Technical characteristics

This section provides some technical characteristics of the product.

Typical sizes of databases

Configuration database files

Recovery Manager for Active Directory employs the following database files (.mdb):

Rmad.db3. RMAD configuration database. It contains information on the console configuration, such as the managed Computer Collections, backup creation sessions, etc.
Backups.mdb. RMAD backup registration database. It contains information on the registered Active Directory and AD LDS (ADAM) backups.

As a rule, the file size for .mdb files does not exceed 10 MB.

Note	The database files are stored in the folder %AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\Quest\Recovery Manager for Active Directory.

Reports database files

The Online Restore Wizard provides comparison and restore reports based on per-attribute comparisons of directory objects selected from a backup, with their counterparts in Active Directory or another backup.

RMAD incorporates Microsoft SQL Reporting Services (SRS). Microsoft SRS is the new reporting standard, replacing the XML-based comparison and restore reports offered by previous versions. For more information, refer to the User Guide supplied with this release of RMAD.

The size of the reports database file depends on the following parameters:

Number of the directory objects the Online Restore Wizard has processed.
Number of the processed attributes.
Type of the processed attributes.
Number of the available Online Restore Wizard sessions. Note that the information on all sessions is stored in a single reports database file.

To estimate the reports database file size, use the following empiric formula:

6 x <Number of processed objects>/1000 [MB]

For example, if the Online Restore Wizard has processed 3000 objects, the reports database file size will be approximately 18 MB.

Typical backup creation times

The backup creation time depends on the Active Directory database size (NTDS.dit file) and the compression method Backup Agent uses when processing NTDS.dit. You can specify the compression method on the Performance tab in the Computer Collection Properties dialog box. For more information, refer to the User Guide supplied with this release of RMAD.

The following table illustrates the typical backup creation times for different compression methods. This table has been obtained for the following configuration:

The NTDS.dit file size: 3.14 GB
The RMAD computer hardware: CPU 2x Intel Xeon 2,8 Hz; RAM 1 GB

Compression method	Backup file size	Backup creation time (min:sec)
None	3.17 GB	09:07
Fast	1.27 GB	07:35
Normal	1.22 GB	08:27
Maximum	1.2 GB	17:54

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