Backup Explorer

This tab allows you to explore all available backups and their details using intuitive widgets.

To explore a particular backup:

1. Navigate to Active Directory > Active Directory Objects > Backup Explorer.
2. Select the domain in which you would like to explore backups from the drop-down in the top-left corner.
3. Click the icon located in the top-right corner to select a date range to view backups within that specific timeframe.
4. All the backups that occurred within the specified time period will be displayed.
5. View details like the Backup Type, Initiated By, the Backup Date & Time, the Time Taken for each backup to complete, and the Status of the backup operation.
6. Click a backup in the graph to view the total number of backed-up objects and the types of changes made to these objects. Click a tile to filter down to specific objects.
7. Click the icon to search for objects based on OUs, the Object Type, the Object Name, the SamAccount Name, the Email, the Description, or All Attributes. If you are not sure of the entry, click the icon to use filters such as Contains, Starts With, Ends With, and Equals. Click the icon to add multiple criteria and click Apply.
8. In the table directly below, view the Object Name, Location where the object is stored, Change Type, Object Type, and No. of Attribute Changes.
9. Click a link in the No. of Attribute Changes field to open a pop-up with details of the object's attributes, their previous values, and their current values.
10. To restore objects, select any objects and click the Restore button below.

Note: If you wish to restore the object attributes to their previous values, check the box beside Restore Previous Backup Value and click Restore.