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Recipe: Create a SureBackup Job

Expected deliverables:

A SureBackup job: a task for recovery verification that is run in an isolated environment.

Time to complete: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

• An application group
• A virtual lab on the same platform, VMware or Hyper-V, as the application group and verified VMs.
• A valid license for Enterprise edition of Veeam Backup & Replication.

Before you start:

VMs from the application group and verified VMs must belong to the same platform — VMware or Hyper-V. Mixed scenarios are not supported.

Assumptions:

It’s assumed that you already have a Veeam Backup Server fully working in your environment.

Method:

1. Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console and select Backup Infrastructure on the bottom left menu.
2. Select SureBackup and click Add SureBackup Job.
3. In the Name step:
   • Give a name to the SureBackup job
   • Select the Backup verification mode, whether Full recoverability testing or Backup verification and content scan only.
   • Click Next
4. Only if you have chosen Full recoverability testing, select the virtual lab to use for recovery verification. Click Next to proceed.
5. Only if you have chosen Full recoverability testing, select an Application Group to verify. Flag the Keep the application group running after the job completes check box if required. Click Next to advance.
6. In the Linked Jobs step:
   • Flag the Test backups of the following backup jobs check box to optionally add a backup or replication jobs with VMs that you want to verify with the SureBackup job. This is mandatory is you selected Backup verification and content scan only.
   • Click Add to select the jobs, and change the number of simultaneously processed VMs if required.
   • For every linked job, click Edit and select a role that the VM performs, configure the VM startup settings, select the tests that must be performed and specify the credentials for running the verification script. Click OK
   • Click Next
7. In the Settings step, you can define several options to scan the VM for checking integrity or for malware (with antivirus software or YARA rules), and define settings for email notifications and SNMP traps. Click Next to proceed.
8. In the Schedule step, define the schedule if required, and check the Wait for backup jobs if needed. Click Apply to advance.
9. Review the summary for the job, and select Run the job when I click Finish if required. Click Finish to close the wizard.

Links to Resources:

• Veeam Guides and Helpcenter
• Veeam Community Forums

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