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Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Quick, Scalable Restore of Granular Objects

Recovery Manager for Active Directory enables you to prevent system downtime and lost productivity as the result of human error or hardware and software failures that corrupt Active Directory (AD), system configurations or Group Policy data. Now you can automate backups, quickly compare a backup to the current value of AD to pinpoint changes and instantly recover the desired data.

Using online, granular restore capabilities, you can recover entire sections of the directory, selected objects or individual attributes – all without taking AD offline. This time-saving solution reduces costs and increases productivity.

  • AD Recycle Bin – Use a wizard-based console to direct you through a streamlined recovery process, effectively creating a graphical Active Directory recycle bin – no scripting required!
  • Online, Granular Restore – Restore directory objects without the need to restart domain controllers. This eliminates downtime and any impact on users who are logged on to the network.
  • Comparison Reporting – Use reports to compare the online state of AD with its backup and highlight changes made to the directory data since the backup. Comparisons can also be made between different backups. Reports display the objects that were deleted or changed, including attributes. If you’re running Quest’s ChangeAuditor®, the comparison reports will also include who made the changes.
  • Comprehensive Recovery Options – Take advantage of the only solution of its kind that offers restore of any object in AD, including users, groups, computers, organizational units (OUs), sites, subnets, configuration and Exchange storage groups and Group Policy Objects (GPOs).
  • Attribute-Level Restore – Restore individual attributes, such as account settings, group memberships and binary attributes, even when the object itself has not been deleted. This enables administrators to restore only the required attributes without affecting other attributes.
  • Scalable, Flexible Backup of AD – Schedule backups for off-peak hours and centrally manage system state backups for domain controllers. Backups can be stored in a central location, in distributed locations or left on the domain controllers themselves to minimize bandwidth demands and scale to any size of environment.
  • Disaster Recovery Protection – Automatically monitor the health of AD backups, and send email alerts when backups fail or errors are encountered. Quest Management Packs for Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM) 2005 and System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) 2007 provide backup health status and alerts within their respective monitoring consoles. This ensures that you are always aware that backups are being successfully created and are protected in the case of a disaster.
  • Backup and Restore of Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS) – Back up and perform online restores of AD LDS objects. You can recover AD LDS objects that were deleted or inadvertently modified without restarting AD LDS services or interfering with its operation.

Before installing Recovery Manager for Active Directory, ensure your system meets the following minimum hardware and software requirements:

Processor1.4 GHz or faster Pentium or equivalent, x86 or x64 architecture
Memory (RAM)512 MB plus 0.5 MB per 1000 objects selected in the Recovery Manager for Active Directory user interface due to the requirements of the Microsoft Extensible Database Engine (ESE). This requirement also applies when you open a directory folder in the Recovery Manager for Active Directory user interface.
Hard Disk Spacex86-based computer
      Full installation, including the prerequisite software: 1.5 Gb of free disk space
      In case all the prerequisite software is already installed: 200 Mb of free disk space

x64-based computer
      Full installation, including the prerequisite software: 2.7 Gb of free disk space
      In case all the prerequisite software is already installed: 210 Mb of free disk space

Note: Additional storage space is required for a backup repository, at least the size of the backed-up Active Directory database file (Ntds.dit) and the SYSVOL folder plus 40 MB for the transaction log files.
MonitorSVGA at 1024 x 768 or higher.
Operating SystemYou can install Recovery Manager on a computer running one of the following operating systems (both x86 and x64 platforms are supported):
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
 —Microsoft Windows 7 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1
 —Microsoft Windows Vista with Service Pack 2
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 with Service Pack 2
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 2
 —Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 3

You can use Recovery Manager to perform backup, restore, compare, and clone operations on computers running any of the following operating systems (both x86 and x64 platforms are supported):
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1 (including Server Core installation)
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2008 with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 (including Server Core installation)
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 2
 —Microsoft Windows Server 2003 without Service Pack or with Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2
Note: On a computer running Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, you can only perform backup, restore, and compare operations.
Prerequisite Software—Microsoft .NET Framework version 4.0
—Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5 SP1
—Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5
—Microsoft Management Console version 3.0
—Microsoft Windows PowerShell version 1.0
—Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2008, or Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2
(Enterprise, Standard, Workgroup, Express, Web, or Developer Edition)
—Microsoft SQL Server System CLR Types for SQL Server 2008 R2
—Microsoft SQL Server Compact 3.5 with Service Pack 2
—Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Native Client
—Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Shared Management Objects
—Microsoft Windows Imaging Component (only required for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Server 2003 R2)

Note: If any prerequisite software is not installed, the Setup program will automatically install it for you before installing Recovery Manager for Active Directory. If the prerequisite software to be installed is missing from this release package, it will be automatically downloaded. For a list of prerequisite software included in this release package, see Getting Started later in this document.
Microsoft SQL Server Reporting ServicesTo display reports, Recovery Manager for Active Directory can integrate with
—Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services 2008
Password and SIDHistory Recoverability ToolThis tool can only be used in an environment where Microsoft's Active Directory Recycle Bin is not enabled.
Quest ChangeAuditor for Active DirectoryTo provide information on who modified particular Active Directory objects, Recovery Manager for Active Directory can integrate with the following versions of ChangeAuditor for Active Directory:
5.1, 5.0, 4.9, 4.8, 4.7, 4.6, and 4.5

Language Supported:

  • US English

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Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Recovery Manager features an intuitive interface and empowers you to recover from inadvertent deletions or changes to your AD data in minutes. With its remote, online, granular restore capability, you can recover selected objects and individual attributes without taking AD offline.
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Scalable, Flexible Backup of Active Directory

Recovery Manager for Active Directory allows centralized management of System State backups for DCs. Backups can be stored in a central location, in distributed locations or left on the domain controllers to minimize bandwidth demands and scale to any size of environment.
Image 2 of 12 Scalable, Flexible Backup of Active Directory

Disaster Recovery Protection

Quest Management Pack for Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM)provides backup health status and alerts within the SCOM console. This ensures you’re always aware that backups are being successfully created and are protected in the case of disaster.
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Integration with Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM)

In many instances recovery must be done on a granular level and DPM cannot provide this level of recovery alone. Recovery Manager leverages the backup capabilities of DPM, allowing you to identify the modified AD data and quickly restore AD objects with their attributes intact.
Image 4 of 12 Integration with Microsoft Data Protection Manager (DPM)

Scheduled Backups

Recovery Manager for Active Directory allows administrators to schedule backups for off-peak hours. By using the differential backup feature, you can increase backup efficiency, enable more frequent and timely backups, and still use less storage than other recovery solutions.
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Restore Any Active Directory Object

Recovery Manager is the only solution of its kind that offers restore of any object in AD, including users, groups, computers, OUs, sites, subnets, configuration and Exchange storage groups. And this can all be done without restarting domain controllers.
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Rollback Attribute Changes

Recovery Manager can also restore individual attributes, such as account settings, group memberships and binary attributes, even when the object itself has not been deleted. This enables administrators to restore only the required attributes without affecting other attributes.
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Restore AD LDS Objects

Recovery Manager supports the online restore of Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services (AD LDS), formerly ADAM, objects. You can recover AD LDS objects that were deleted or inadvertently modified without restarting AD LDS services or interfering with its operation.
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Comparison Reporting

Reports compare the live state of Active Directory with its backup and highlight changes made to the directory data since the backup. This accelerates and simplifies the recovery process. Comparisons can also be made between different backups.
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Identify Overwritten or Erased Attributes

Recovery Manager’s comparison reports highlight individual attributes that have been changed or deleted, such as account settings or group memberships. The reports list the attributes that have been overwritten and their previous values to assist in troubleshooting.
Image 10 of 12 Identify Overwritten or Erased Attributes

Integration with Native Tools

Recovery Manager seamlessly integrates with all Microsoft native tools enabling users to work with a familiar interface. Comprehensive integration includes AD Users and Computers.
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PowerShell Support

Integration with Windows PowerShell allows flexible scripting of Recovery Manager’s powerful capabilities, making it easy to integrate with other applications.
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Case Studies

A Leading National Health Insurer Chooses Quest Software to Protect Active Directory Brasfield & Gorrie Gets Active Directory Administration Under Control with Quest Software Charlotte-Mecklenberg Schools (CMS) Implements Plan for Disaster Recovery with Recovery Manager for Active Directory Community College Earns A+ for Its Active Directory Recovery Plan Howard County, MD Performance and Progress Large University Understands Importance of AD Management Norwich and Peterborough Building Society Cashes In on Quest's Active Directory Recovery Solution and Achieves 1,000 Percent ROI Quest Educates Kingston University on Exchange and Active Directory Protection and Recovery, Delivering 89 Percent Savings in Staff Time Quest Helps 22,000 Users in Gavle's Council and Schools Stay Online in the Event of Active Directory Failure, Delivering Over 600 Percent ROI Quest Improves the Efficiency and Security of La Caja De Canarias' Operations and Customer Transactions Quest Recovery Manager for Active Directory Quickly Restores E-mail for 11,000 LandAmerica Employees, Delivering 200% ROI in Less Than a Day Quest Software Uses Its Own Recovery Manager for Active Directory to Resolve Serious E-mail Disruption Quickly Quest's Windows Management Products Fit the Bill at Lancashire Constabulary Recovery Manager for Active Directory Reduces Restore Time from One Hour to 10 Minutes Tyco Healthcare Speeds Recovery Time by More Than 75 Percent with Recovery Manager for Active Directory back to top

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