Restoring Computer From Backup

Description

Administrators can sometimes accidentally delete a computer object from AD. If the computer account is not immediately restored, users will not be able to log in and access resources using that particular system, which results in obvious loss of productivity.

Using RecoveryManager Plus, you can instantly restore deleted computer accounts. The deleted computer accounts are restored with their password attribute intact, and they are also rejoined to the domain upon restoration which enables users to instantly log in and be productive.

Solution

Follow the steps listed below to restore deleted a computer account.

• Log in to RecoveryManager Plus with an administrator's credentials.
• Navigate to Active Directory tab > Active Directory > Recycle Bin.
• Select the domain that contains the computer object to be restored.
• Click on the icon to narrow the search for the object to be restored.
  • Type the name of the deleted computer object in the Object Name field. If you are not sure of the name, make use of the filters such as Contains, Starts With, Ends With, and Equals.
  • Click on the icon in the OUs field to select the OU in which the computer object was present.
  • In the Backup Date field, select the period in which the user object has been backed up and click Apply.
  • In the Object Type field, select Computer from the drop-down box and hit Search.
• From the results that appear, mark the check box against the user object that you would like to restore and clickRecycle.

The computer account has now been restored to the location in which it was present before it was deleted.

You can also choose to restore the deleted computer object to a new location by selecting the Recycle to radio button.

In the pop-up that appears, select the OU to which you’d like to restore the computer account to and clickSave.

The deleted computer account will be restored to the OU you select.