How It Works

The basic procedure of searching and restoring Active Directory object with Veeam includes the following steps:

1. Active Directory database (.DIT file) is extracted from the image-level VM backup or VeeamZIP file, using Veeam Backup & Replication restore capabilities: the file system of the backed up VM is mounted to the local mount server - that is, the machine where Veeam Explorer runs.
2. The database is added to the Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory scope, its hierarchy and content displayed in the Veeam Explorer window.
3. Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory is used to find the necessary object/container, export it  as .LDF file, or restore it to the original or different server.

So, before viewing and restoring Active Directory objects with Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory, the following steps should be taken automatically or manually:

1. Active Directory database (.DIT file) is obtained automatically from the mounted image-level VM backup, or manually from VeeamZIP file. For details, see Obtaining Database File from VM Backup.
2. Add the recovered database file to Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory scope (automatically or manually). For details, see Adding Database to Veeam Explorer Scope.