Active Administrator 8.6 - User Guide

Scheduling a GPO history purge

Scheduling a GPO history purge

To schedule a GPO history purge

1	Select Group Policy | Purge GPO History.

2	Click Schedule.

3	By default, scheduling is enabled. You can create a schedule and then disable it until you need it.

4	By default, only the last 90 days of group history items are kept. To change the value, type in the box.

5	To change the default schedule, click Update, set the schedule, and click OK.

6	Click Save.

Active Directory Recovery

Active Directory Recovery provides the ability to recover deleted Active Directory® objects and properties, as well as to manage Active Directory backup retention. The preview and compare functions allow administrators to preview the object before it is restored or compare the attributes of the selected object in the archive with those of the same object in the Active Directory.

IMPORTANT: Active Administrator® restores only selected user, group, and organizational unit (OU) objects, and their attributes from the backup file. If you require a backup file that restores Active Directory in its entirety, we recommend that you use an Active Directory disaster recovery product.

Topics 

•	Using the Active Directory Recovery landing page

•	Managing Active Directory backups

•	Restoring from a backup

•	Purging Active Directory backups

Using the Active Directory Recovery landing page

Using the Active Directory Recovery landing page

The landing page displays the active tiles for each feature in the section. The active tiles automatically update every 30 minutes, but you can use the icons to refresh the tiles at any time. You also can pause and resume the refresh of data. To customize the active tile refresh, see Setting general user options.

To use the Active Directory Recovery landing page

1	Click Recovery.

2	To access the features in this section, click an active tile or choose from the tree.

▪	Recovery (see Managing Active Directory backups)

▪	Purge backups (see Purging Active Directory backups)

Managing Active Directory backups

Managing Active Directory backups

To manage Active Directory® backups

1	Select Recovery | Object Recovery.

2	Use the tool bar to manage the backup files.

 

Table 90. Object Recovery tool bar

Option	Description
Domain	Select a single domain or all domains to help manage the list of backup files.
Refresh	Refresh the display.
Backup Now	Back up Active Directory. You also can schedule backups. See Setting recovery options.
Restore	Restore selected objects and attributes from a backup file. See Restoring from a backup.
Delete	Delete a selected backup file.
View Log	View the log for a selected backup file. You can filter the contents and clear the log.