Active Directory recovery tools save the information needed to manage data on a network.
Active Directory is a component of Microsoft software known as Active Platform. It is responsible for managing directory resources so that programs and applications can utilize network resources. Active Directory stores a variety of data objects, including devices and information resources ranging from printers and user names to passwords. A variety of companies, including Microsoft, make tools for the retrieval of damaged Active Directory files.
Windows Restore Tools
Windows contains a built-in tool that is used for backing up and restoring active directory. In Windows Server 2000, the active directory files can be restored from a normal style backup with non-authoritative restore. This restores the Active Directory files in the system to their backed up state and then updates them according to the changes in the system after the backup. This process is commonly used to restore corrupted Active Directory database files.
Quest Recovery Manager
This program is designed to create backups of the Active Directory database files and restore them at a later date. It provides administrators with the ability to selectively recover specific Active Directory items or the entire Active Directory Domain Service database. It creates automatic, scheduled backups and provides comparisons between backed-up files and the version currently in use to identify where errors occur. It also provides remote restore functionality and a graphical interface for user convenience.
Active Directory Restore Wizard
The Netwrix Active Directory Restore Wizard is part of a larger software suite that is designed to backup, monitor and restore the Active Directory database. This software is designed to allow network administrators to restore Active Directory without the need to reboot the network's domain controller.
Recovery for Active Directory
This program is a relatively simple program that restores corrupted Active Directory files and recovers resources, services and users that were lost to corruption or deletion. However, this program does not recover lost user passwords or security IDs. Instead, it leaves lost user passwords blank and gives restored objects new security IDs.
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