You can restore the Active Directory database that is protected by an application-aware backup. After restoring the database, you can use offline mining to recover specific objects.
Restoring the Active Directory Database
To restore the Active Directory database, follow the steps in Restoring Data Using the Windows File System Agent. Perform an out-of-place restore operation and include the following options:
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From the CommCell Browser, go to Client Computers and expand the client for the Active Directory domain controller.
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Under the File System instance, go to VSA_APP_AWARE_AD_BackupSet, right click the default subclient, and then click Browse and Restore.
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On the Client tab, select the NTDS component as the item to recover.
Recovering Active Directory Database Objects
After restoring the Active Directory database, you can browse the database from the Active Directory instance under the client for the Active Directory domain controller.
To restore specific Active Directory objects, perform the following steps:
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From the CommCell Browser, go to the client for the Active Directory domain controller.
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Under the client, right-click Active Directory, and then click Properties.
The Active Directory Properties dialog box appears.
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On the General tab, click Change Account.
The Change User Account dialog box appears.
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Enter the username for the domain controller administrator account using the following format:
domain_name\domain_controller_administrator_user_name
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Enter the password, and then click OK to save your changes for the user account and the Active Directory client.
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Perform the steps in Mining and Restoring from the Offline Database.