To validate the backup file, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the checksum algorithm. You can also validate backup files for VMs from the application group with this test. For backup file validation, Veeam Backup & Replication performs a CRC check for backup files of VMs verified by the SureBackup job.
#VEEAM SUREBACKUP VERIFICATION#
In addition to recovery verification tests, Veeam Backup & Replication allows you to perform backup file validation.
To do this, pass a new path to the log file in the %log_path% argument in the application group or SureBackup job settings. If necessary, you can change the log file location. Results of script execution are written to the log file located by the following path: %programdata%\Veeam\Backup\\_SQLChecker.log. 6 - one or more databases are not accessible.4 - error occurred while Veeam Backup & Replication was getting the list of databases.3 - all instances are excluded from the check.2 - Veeam Backup & Replication is unable to connect to Microsoft SQL Server.
1 - you use a wrong syntax for the script command.To define whether the script has completed successfully or not, Veeam Backup & Replication publishes the following return codes in the SureBackup job session statistics: Instance and database names are case sensitive. To pass credentials using the command line, run the script from the command line with the following parameters: You can do it using the command line interface or the UI.
#VEEAM SUREBACKUP WINDOWS#
The script supports Microsoft Windows and SQL Server authentication methods.įor the Microsoft Windows authentication mode, you can specify credentials for the account on the Credentials tab in the application group or SureBackup job settings.įor the SQL Server authentication mode, you must pass credentials of the account as arguments to the script. If you need to run the script under another account, you can specify credentials for this account. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the account under which the Veeam Backup Service is running. To execute the script, Veeam Backup & Replication connects to Microsoft SQL Server. The path by default: C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\. The script is located on the backup server in the Veeam Backup & Replication product folder.