Restore an Active Directory

After you have installed the Active Directory in different volumes and have performed a backup for both volumes, you may want to restore the volumes with the Active Directory. This scenario describes how you can restore the backed up Active Directory volumes.

Note: Verify that you have completed the prerequisites and backed up Active Directory volumes.

Follow these steps:

  1. Access the restore method selection dialog in one of the following ways:

    2. From Arcserve UDP:

    1. Log in to Arcserve UDP.
    2. Click the resources tab.
    3. Select All Nodes in the left pane.

      4. All the added nodes are displayed in the center pane.

    4. In the center pane, select the node and click Actions.
    5. Click Restore from the Actions drop-down menu.

      6. The restore method selection dialog opens.

      Note: You are automatically logged in to the agent node and the restore method selection dialog is opened from the agent node.

    From Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows):

    1. Log in to Arcserve UDP Agent (Windows).
    2. From the home page, select Restore.

    The restore method selection dialog opens.

  2. From the Restore screen, click Restore Active Directory.
  3. The Restore Active Directory dialog opens.
  4. From the Restore Active Directory screen, perform the following steps:

    1. From the calendar, select Backup date for the Active Directory that you want to restore.
    2. From the Time range, select Backup time.
    3. From the Restore Active Directory screen, select a recovery point that is identified with Time, Type, Backup Type, and Name.
    4. From the Name section, select an Active Directory backup session to restore.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Select the following options to further define the objects, path, and attributes to restore:

    1. From the Object column, select the name of an object. The paths related to the selected object are displayed.
    2. From the Path column, select a path. The attributes related to the selected path are displayed.

      3. Note: You can use the search icon to browse for the path.

    3. From the Attribute column, select one or more attributes.
  7. Click Next.
  8. The Restore Options screen is displayed.
  9. From the Restore Options, select the following objects according to your requirement:
    1. If the selected object was renamed after backup, click the "Restore with original name of Renamed Objects" option to restore the renamed object.

      2. Note: If you do not select this option, the object will not be restored.

    2. If the selected object was moved to another container after backup, click the "Restore to original location of Moved Objects" option to restore the moved object.

      3. Note: If you do not select this option, the object will not be restored.

    3. If the selected object was deleted permanently after backup, click the "Restore with the new object ID of Deleted Objects" option to restore the permanently deleted object.

      4. Note: Using this option helps you keep the restored object with the new object ID.

  10. Click Next.
  11. The Restore Summary screen is displayed
  12. Review the details and perform one of the following action:

    13. A status message is displayed to inform you when the Restore job is completed. If the restore is unsuccessful, view the logs and try again.