AD Backup and Recovery

This section allows you to explore all available backups and compare the current attribute values of objects and their backup values.

To explore a particular backup,

1. Login to ADAudit Plus web console.
2. Navigate to AD Backup tab → Backup and Recovery → Backup Summary.
3. Select the domain in which you would like to explore backups from the Domain Name drop-down box.
4. Utilize the Filter drop-down, to view a specific backup or to filter backups based on the number of days.
5. Click on any one of the backups in the chart to view the count of all objects backed up in that cycle.
6. The result shows the total number of backed up objects, and the type of object changes that have been backed up.
7. Information such as the initiator of the backup process, date when the backup was taken, time taken to complete the backup and the status of the backup are shown on the right hand side.
8. Clicking on the Explore Backup link on the top right will open the Restore page.
9. The table directly below it shows the number of AD objects (User, Computer, Contacts, Groups, OUs and DNS Nodes) backed up and the type of change made to those objects (Modified, Created, Added, Deleted, Moved, Renamed, Recycled, Re-added).