Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory works with database files that you obtain from the VeeamZIP file or from database backup or replica of an Active Directory Domain Services Server VM, without a need to restore that VM itself. The file system of the backed up VM is mounted to the local mount server - that is, the machine where Veeam Explorer runs. Being added to Veeam Explorer scope, it becomes available for browsing, search and restore of Active Directory objects.
VeeamZIP File
To obtain the database from the VeeamZIP file, you can use full VM recovery or guest OS file-level recovery (preferred option) for the virtualized domain controller (Active Directory Domain Services server), then in the Veeam Backup browser, locate the Active Directory database file you need.
If you want to add the database file to Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory directly from the mounted VM file system, do the following:
- In the navigation tree of the Backup Browser, choose the folder where content database files reside, then on the Backup Browser toolbar, click Open in Explorer. The target directory will be opened in the Windows Explorer.
- Copy the full path to the target directory to clipboard. You can now launch Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory and add the database file from backup that was mounted to the Veeam Backup server. For details, see Adding Database to Veeam Explorer's Scope.
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If you choose to restore Active Directory objects directly from the mounted VM file system, do not close the Backup Browser until you finish restore operations. Closing the Backup Browser automatically unmounts the file system of the backed up VM. |
Backup or Replica
To obtain Active Directory database from the backup or replica file, you can use any data recovery feature available in Veeam Backup & Replication: Instant VM recovery, full VM restore, replica failover and so on. These features are described in detail in Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide.
The guidelines in this section explain how you can use Microsoft Active Directory Object Restore Wizard to automatically obtain database file and add it to Veeam Explorer scope, or use Guest OS Restore Wizard and Backup Browser for that purpose.
In This Section
- Using Microsoft Active Directory Object Restore Wizard
- Using Guest OS Restore Wizard
- Adding Database to Veeam Explorer's Scope
