How to restore AD groups using RecoveryManager Plus
Note: To restore an AD group, you must have at least one backup of the group in RecoveryManager Plus. For information on how to back up AD groups, click here.
The following steps illustrate how you can restore AD groups using RecoveryManager Plus.
Log in to RecoveryManager Plus as an administrator.
Navigate to the Active Directory tab > Active Directory > Restore.
Select the domain that contains the group to be restored from the Domain drop-down menu.
Specify the approximate time period within which the group(s) was modified in the Select backup field and click Search. Once the period is specified, the number of backups made during this period is listed. Select the backup in which the object to be restored is present.
Click the
icon at the top-right to search for specific objects. You can filter objects based on the following criteria: OUs, Object Type, Object Name, sAMAccountName, Description, Email, or All Attributes.
Filter the OU(s) where the groups you want to restore are present.
Select Object Type. By default, all the object types will be listed.
To narrow down the search for a particular group, select Object Name and enter your search term in the text box provided. To add another search criterion, click the
icon and provide the criteria. Add as many criteria as required and click Apply. All objects that fit the entered criteria are displayed.
Click either the Simple Restore or Granular Restore radio button at the top-left.
Simple Restore displays the current value and the value in the selected backup. You can either choose to restore a version completely or selectively restore a particular attribute(s).
Granular Restore is the comparative view, where the current value of an object's attribute is compared with all its previous values in the selected time range.
Select the group(s) you wish to restore and click Restore.
The group(s) have been restored to AD.
In addition to restoring AD groups, RecoveryManager Plus can also:
Restore AD GPOs
Restore OUs
Restore AD Computers
Restore AD Contacts
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