To add a Secure Storage server it is recommended to install the agent manually. This method saves the agent installation package to the local machine. You must transfer the package manually to the Secure Storage server. This reduces the likelihood of any malware infecting your Secure Storage server by being exposed to your network before the server is secured. Your Secure Storage server is only secured after the Storage Agent has been installed and the Secure Storage server is hardened.
To add a Secure Storage server using manual method (Recommended)
In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, click the Secure Storage node.
In the Secure Storage Servers pane, click Add Server.
Type the DNS name or IP address of the server you want to use as your secure storage server.
In the Agent port field, type port number or use default port of 48001.
note |
Ports cannot be changed after the Secure Storage server is added. To change the port after the Secure Storage server is added, it must be removed and added again. |
Type the path or browse to path to Save agent setup package to.
Click OK. The agent setup package is saved to your local machine.
Copy the package, SecureStorageAgent.zip, to the server being configured as your Secure Storage server. This requires console (physical) access to the Secure Storage server.
Extract the installation package on the Secure Storage server and double-click the Install.bat file to install the agent.
The Storage Agent is installed and the server is hardened automatically. For more information on hardening, see Hardening Secure Storage servers below.
To add a Secure Storage server using automatic method
In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, click the Secure Storage node.
In the Secure Storage Servers pane, click Add Server.
Type the DNS name or IP address of the server you want to use as your secure storage server.
In the Agent port field, type port number or use default port of 48001.
note |
Ports cannot be changed after the Secure Storage server is added. To change the port after the Secure Storage server is added, it must be removed and added again. |
Specify a user account that will be used to automatically deploy the agent on the target storage server. Select Use current account to use the currently logged in user account or select Use this account. Type the user name and password for the user account to be used to deploy the agent.
Click OK.
To manually export the setup package
If you forgot to export the installation package when manually adding a Secure Storage server or misplaced the installation package, you can manually export it.
note |
The setup package is exported to your local machine. You must then copy the setup package to the server that you want to use as your Secure Storage server and run the installation. |
To delete a Secure Storage server from Recovery Manager for Active Directory console
note |
The Secure Storage server is not automatically unhardened when deleted from the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console. To unharden use available PowerShell cmdlets on the Secure Storage server. See Unprotect-RMADStorageServer. |
If the Recovery Manager for Active Directory server is lost, after installing the RMAD console on a new server, you can register the backups that are stored on the secure storage server on your new RMAD server.
note |
Due to server hardening, the Automatic agent installation method is not supported when adding an existing Secure Storage server to a clean Recovery Manager for Active Directory installation. |
To add a Secure Storage server on a clean installation of Recovery Manager for Active Directory console
In the new Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, click the Secure Storage node.
In the Secure Storage Servers pane, click Add server.
Type the DNS name or IP address of the server you want to use as your secure storage server.
In the Agent port field, type port number or use default port of 48001.
note |
Ports cannot be changed after the Secure Storage server is added. To change the port after the Secure Storage server is added, it must be removed and added again. |
From the Agent installation method drop-down list, select Manual (recommended).
Type the path or browse to path to Save agent setup package to.
Click OK. The agent setup package for the new Recovery Manager for Active Directory console is saved to your local machine.
Copy the package, SecureStorageAgent.zip, to the existing Secure Storage server. This requires console (physical) access to the Secure Storage server.
Extract the package on the Secure Storage server and double-click the Install.bat file to reinstall the agent and register the Secure Storage server with new Recovery Manager for Active Directory console.
In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, you will now see the Secure Storage server and can now retrieve your backups from the existing Secure Storage server for recovery purposes.
note |
The existing Secure Storage server has continued to be hardened throughout this process. |
By default, the Storage Agent port is 48001. If you want to use a different default port, you can configure it in the Secure Storage server Properties window or overwrite when adding each Secure Storage server.
To change the default Storage Agent port
note |
Ports cannot be changed after the Secure Storage server is added. To change the port after the Secure Storage server is added, it must be removed and added again. |
After the Secure Storage server has been added and the Storage Agent has been installed on it, the server is hardened automatically. The following list outlines what happens to a Secure Storage server when it is hardened:
When a Secure Storage server is hardened, the lock icon next to the name of the Secure Storage server in the Secure Storage Servers window will be closed and it will have a Security Status of Secured.
To get the hardening status of a Secure Storage server
To unharden a Secure Storage server
To harden a Secure Storage server manually
After a Secure Storage server has been added, backups can be copied to the Secure Storage server. To enable and configure backups on the Secure Storage server you must enable backups for each Computer Collection separately. For more information on configuring backups on a Secure Storage server refer to Secure Storage server backups.
To view backups on Secure Storage server
Secure Storage is enabled and configured for each Computer Collection separately. When a backup is run for a Computer Collection with Secure Storage enabled, a copy of the backup is saved to the Secure Storage server.
Prerequisites
You must have completed the following steps before you can copy backups to your Secure Storage server.
NOTE |
Both Active Directory and Bare Metal Recovery backups can be copied to a Secure Storage server. |
To enable backups to a Secure Storage server for a Computer Collection
In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Computer Collections node.
Right-click the Computer Collection and select Properties.
On the Remote Storage tab, select the Save backups on the backed up DC, UNC share or on Secure Storage check box.
In the Backup path field, type the location to which you want to save your backups. The partition to store the backup is selected automatically based on backup size and available free disk space on the Secure Storage server.
TIP |
Click Expression to add expressions such as, %COMPUTERNAME% or %DATETIME%, to your backup path. |
Select the Save backup copy on a Secure Storage server check box, and from the drop-down list, select the Secure Storage server that you want to copy backups to.
Select the Use the following account to access the backup storage check box.
In the Select Account dialog, type the user name and password used to store the backup on the remote storage and click OK.
^{NOTE} You can modify existing credentials by clicking Select Account, which opens the Select Account dialog.
Click Apply then click OK.
To create backups and copy them to the Secure Storage server
To perform an integrity check
When a backup is created, a checksum is calculated for the backup file and saved in the Backups database when the backup is registered. An integrity check recalculates the checksum and compares it to the checksum stored in the Backups database.
In the Recovery Manager for Active Directory console, expand the Secure Storage node.
Click the Secure Storage server that contains the backup you want to perform the integrity check on.
In the Backups on the Secure Storage Server pane, right-click the backup and click Check Integrity.
The following statuses can be displayed after running the integrity check:
Status | Description |
---|---|
Passed | The newly calculated checksum value matches the previously calculated checksum stored in the Backups database. |
Unknown | The integrity check was not performed. |
Running | The integrity check is in progress. |
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 Backups database. |
You can copy backups stored on the Secure Storage server to another location.
© 2024 Quest Software Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Feedback 使用条款 隐私 Cookie Preference Center