# Discover the Active Directory forest

Applies to only managed cloud deployments

Discovering an Active Directory forest in Commvault Cloud includes installing the backup gateway package on your root domain controller and creating a backup plan with on-premises storage.

Note

You must configure all domain controllers in Commvault using the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or the IP address. Using the FQDN or IP address is required for successful Active Directory forest discovery and to avoid issues identifying installed clients.

## Start the discover Active Directory forest wizard

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Protect > Active Directory.

   The Overview page appears.

2. On the Forests tab, click Add Active Directory forest app.

   The Discover Active Directory Forest wizard appears.

## General page: Configure a backup gateway and a domain controller

To configure your backup gateway, install the backup gateway package on a non-domain-joined server. To configure a domain controller that will discover your AD forest, install the Active Directory Agent package. If your environment has multiple domains, install the Active Directory Agent on the root domain controller.

1. For Name, enter a descriptive name for the forest.

2. For Root domain controller, click the add button.

   The Install new root domain controller wizard appears.

3. For Backup gateway, click the add button.

   The Add a new backup gateway dialog box appears.

4. Download the Linux or Windows package, and then copy it to the machine you want to use as the backup gateway.

5. Install the package, entering the authcode that appears in the Add a new backup gateway dialog box when prompted.

6. Return to the installation wizard.

7. For Backup gateway, click the refresh button, and then select the backup gateway.

8. Click Next.

9. Download the Active Directory package, and then copy it to a domain controller (in a multi-domain environment, to the root domain controller).

10. From the command line on the domain controller, run the following command:

    `ActiveDirectory64.exe /silent /install /gateway [backup_gateway] /authcode [authcode]`

    Where [backup_gateway] is the name of the server you installed the backup gateway package on.

11. For Root domain controller, click the refresh button, and then select the domain controller.

12. Click Next.

    In this typical architecture, the domain controllers are not able to communicate directly to the internet and a backup gateway server provides access between the Active Directory network and the public internet. You can configure multiple backup gateways for domain controllers in different sites.

    Backup configuration of source DCs

## Backup plan page: Create primary on-premises backup and secondary cloud backup

### Create a backup plan with a primary backup copy on on-premises disk storage

1. Click the add button.

   The Create backup plan dialog box appears.

2. For Plan name, enter a name for the backup plan.

3. For Storage, click the add button, and then select Disk.

   The Add disk storage dialog box appears.

4. For Name, enter a name for the storage.

5. For Backup Location, click Add.

   The Add backup location dialog box appears.

6. For MediaAgent, select your storage server.

7. For Type, select Network.

8. Enter the user name and password for an account that has access to the backup location.

9. In the Backup location box, enter the network path to the storage.

   Important

   Enter a network path, not a local path, because some servers must access the path remotely.

10. Click Save.

11. Specify retention settings for the backup plan.

12. Click Done.

13. Select the backup plan.

### Create a secondary backup copy in the cloud (recommended)

Storing a secondary copy of your backups in the cloud is recommended. Instead of creating the secondary backup copy now, you can do it later.

1. Click Add copy.

2. For Name, enter a name for the storage.

3. For Storage, click the add button, and then select Cloud.

   The Add cloud storage dialog box appears.

4. For Type, select the cloud storage provider.

5. Enter the details for the cloud storage.

6. Click Save.

7. Click Next.

## Service account page: Create admin credentials

1. For Credential, click the add button.

   The Add credential dialog box appears.

2. Enter a name for the credential.

3. Enter the user account and password for an administrative account that belongs to the Backup Operators group in the root domain of the forest. The user account must be in the `[domain_name]\[user_name]` format.

   Commvault SaaS uses this account to discover the AD forest topology.

4. Click Save.

5. Select the credential.

6. Click Submit.

## Summary page: Review your settings

1. Review the summary.

2. Click Next.

## Domain controllers page: Review your discovered AD forest

The Domain Controllers page shows your discovered Active Directory forest.

You can close the wizard.

## Enable the network gateway setting and push the network configuration

1. From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Manage > Infrastructure > Servers.

   The servers page appears.

2. Click the backup gateway.

   The backup gateway page appears.

3. On the Configuration tab, in the Network settings section, click the edit button.

   The Edit network settings dialog box appears.

4. Select the Enable network gateway check box.

5. Click Save.

6. In the upper-right area of the page, click the action button , and then select Push network configuration.

   The Confirm push network configuration dialog box appears.

7. Click Submit.

8. Click Next.

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