Restoring Application Items
Veeam Backup & Replication offers Veeam Explorers specialized tools for restoring application items directly from backups or replicas. By enabling application-aware processing during backup or replication, you can achieve granular recovery of specific items like emails or databases, providing enhanced data restoration capabilities.
Veeam Backup & Replication utilizes a unique architecture for restoring application items. First, it leverages the application-aware processing option during backup or replication, ensuring application-consistent backups are created. Then, Veeam Explorers interact with these backups to provide granular recovery at the item level.
Let's review the application items you can restore with Veeam Explorers below:
| Compatible Applications | Items to Restore |
|---|
| Microsoft Active Directory | -
Restore Objects, Containers, and Attributes -
Restore Group Policy Objects (GPOs) -
Restore Active Directory-integrated DNS records -
Restore Configuration Partition records
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| Microsoft SQL Server | -
Recover databases and tables -
Restore to specific point in time and specific transaction -
Restore or export to original or another location -
Instantly publish database for test/dev purposes -
Export .bak file
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| Oracle | -
Recover Database -
Restore to a specific point in time and specific transaction -
Restore to original or another location -
Oracle’s Automatic Storage Management (ASM) is supported. -
Restore and recover backups created with RMAN and the RMAN plugin
|
| Microsoft Exchange | -
Export mailbox folders and items as Personal Folder Files (.pst) -
Save mailbox items as attachments via email or as Microsoft Exchange Mail Documents (.msg) -
Restore mailboxes, folders and items to the original or different Exchange server
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| Microsoft SharePoint | -
Granular restore options from individual file to complete site and site collections -
Restore individual documents, Images, webpages and libraries -
Restore with original permissions -
Export to .zip or sent directly with email
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