This is a brand new subject, please feel to free to comment if you think something is missing or wrong…
Prerequisites:
1. NetBackup version must be 6.5.4 or higher on both NetBackup media server and client.
2. The following services must be installed on NetBackup media server:
Microsoft Services on NFS : Client for NFS
Microsoft Services on NFS : Microsoft Services for NFS administration
Microsoft Services on NFS : RPC External data representation
Microsoft Services on NFS : RPC Port Mapper
Microsoft Services on NFS : Server for NFS
To install, open “Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs -> Add/Remove Windows Components”, choose “Other Network File and Print Services -> Details” , choose “Microsoft Services for NFS -> Details” and choose the required packages that are listed above.
Microsoft Services Installation on Media Server
3. The following services must be installed on client.
Microsoft Services on NFS : Client for NFS
Microsoft Services on NFS : Microsoft Services for NFS administration
Microsoft Services on NFS : RPC External data representation
Microsoft Services on NFS : RPC Port Mapper
Microsoft Service for NFS Installation on DC
4. “Server for NFS” on NetBackup media server must be disabled and portmap service must be enabled and started.
Server for NFS on Media Server
Type the following command from the command line to start and enable portmap service
sc config portmap start= auto
[SC] ChangeServiceConfig SUCCESS
5. “NetBackup Client” on the client must not be started with “Local System” but must be started with a Domain Administrator Account (Administrator in this example).
NetBackup Client on DC
Policy Creation:
Use policy wizard and create your backup policy as a normal “Windows-NT” but on the “Backup Selection” window, make sure “Windows 2003/Active Directory Application Mode:” and “Windows 2003/Shadow Copy Components” are added.
Active Directory Application Mode
Shadow Copy Components
That’s all, try a backup and after the backup, if you try to restore from the client, you should be able to see your Active Directory objects like that:
Active Directory Restore
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I have seen quite a bit of documentation and instruction on how to restore the entire AD, but is it possible within Netbackup to restore a single email?
I’m just curious how granular it can actually get.
Thanks in advance.
Hi,
First of all for granular restore of Active Directory on NetBackup, you need to have NetBackup version 6.5.4.
As stated above, if you have backed up your Active Directory using NetBackup 6.5.4, you can easily restore your any (but password) object from the Active Directory Structure.
Please have a look at the last image on this page…
If you are having “file read error” when trying to restore your objects:
On the master server, try to increase the “Client Read Timeout” to 3600 and “Client Connect Timeout” to 3600 sec.
This can probably solve your problem.
Also please remember to choose “Enable Granular Recovery” restore option when creating the backup policy on NetBackup
What needs to be installed on the Media Server if it is Linux? Anything need to be installed on the Master Server?
A late note:
As far as I remember, you need an “Application and Database” license for Active Directory GRT to work.