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title: "Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory"
description: "You can use the cmdlets for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory to perform the following operations: Cmdlet Operation Get-VEADCommand Returns a set of cmdlets available for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory Start-VEADRestoreSess"
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dateModified: "2026-08-18"
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# Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory

You can use the cmdlets for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory to perform the following operations:

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      <p>Cmdlet</p>
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      <p>Operation</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-veadcommand.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADCommand</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns a set of cmdlets available for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory</p>
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      <p><a href="start-veadrestoresession.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VEADRestoreSession</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Starts a restore session to explore backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases and to perform operations with these databases.</p>
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      <p><a href="start-veadrestoresessionjob.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VEADRestoreSessionJob</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Starts a restore session to explore backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases and to perform operations with these databases.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-veadrestoresessionjob.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADRestoreSessionJob</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns active restore sessions started to perform operations with backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-veadrestoresession.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADRestoreSession</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns active restore sessions started to perform operations with backed-up Microsoft Active Directory databases.</p>
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      <p><a href="stop-veadrestoresession.md" class="T_Filenames">Stop-VEADRestoreSession</a></p>
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      <p>Stops an active restore session initiated to perform operations with Microsoft Active Directory databases.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-veaddomain.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADDomain</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns a backed-up Active Directory domain.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-veadcontainer.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADContainer</a></p>
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      <p>Returns backed-up Active Directory containers.</p>
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      <p><a href="get-veaditem.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADItem</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns backed-up Active Directory objects.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-veadadcontainer.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADADContainer</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>This cmdlet returns Active Directory containers that are available on the target server.</p>
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      <p><a href="restore-veaditem.md" class="T_Filenames">Restore-VEADItem</a></p>
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      <p>Restores backed-up Active Directory objects and containers.</p>
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      <p><a href="start-veaditemrestore.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VEADItemRestore</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Restores backed-up Active Directory objects and containers.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-veaditemrestore.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADItemRestore</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns information about the restore process for Active Directory objects and containers.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="stop-veaditemrestore.md" class="T_Filenames">Stop-VEADItemRestore</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Stops the restore process for an Active Directory object or container.</p>
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      <p><a href="export-veaditem.md" class="T_Filenames">Export-VEADItem</a></p>
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      <p>Exports backed-up Active Directory objects and containers.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="start-veaditemexport.md" class="T_Filenames">Start-VEADItemExport</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Exports backed-up Active Directory objects and containers.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-veaditemexport.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADItemExport</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Returns information about the export process for Active Directory objects and containers.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="stop-veaditemexport.md" class="T_Filenames">Stop-VEADItemExport</a></p>
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    <td>
      <p>Stops the export process for an Active Directory object or container.</p>
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    <td>
      <p><a href="get-veadextendedlogging.md" class="T_Filenames">Get-VEADExtendedLogging</a></p>
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      <p>Returns the state of the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.</p>
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      <p><a href="enable-veadextendedlogging.md" class="T_Filenames">Enable-VEADExtendedLogging</a></p>
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      <p>Enables the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.</p>
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      <p><a href="disable-veadextendedlogging.md" class="T_Filenames">Disable-VEADExtendedLogging</a></p>
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      <p>Disables the extended logging mode for Veeam Explorer for Microsoft Active Directory.</p>
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