Execute Veeam Agent backup with command line

[Jneau]

Hello Veeam Forum,

One of my clients wants to run his veeam agent backups of his workstations from a command because the programming can not be used.

When I run a Veeam Agent job through an administrator-managed cli script, I get the following message "Backup job settings not being configured, because they are managed by your system administrator"

Command executed via script on the machine: "" C: \ Program Files \ Veeam \ Endpoint Backup \ Veeam.EndPoint.Manager.exe "/ backup" <ID> "".

In addition, are there any conditions for executing the Veeam agent backups, the IP address of the gateway or others.

Thanx for your reply,

Context : Veeam Agent installed and managed by VBR Server
Version Agent : 3.0.2.1170
Version Server VBR : 9.5.4.2866

[oleg.feoktistov]

Hi Jneau,

It happens because you are using Veeam Agent managed by VBR server.
Cli commands won't work in this case unless the agent is standalone.
Try executing powershell code below from VBR powershell console:

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 get-vbrjob -name 'JobName' | where {$_.JobType -eq 'EPAgentPolicy'} | start-vbrjob 

Check this thread for the reference.

Thanks,
Oleg

[Jneau]

Hi,

So I go back and I will deploy the autonomous agents on the posts. It's a shame because my client wanted to manage everything from Veeam Enterprise Manager.

In the evolutions of the Veeam Agent, it is not planned to improve the planning with conditions of execution of the job for example when I am on a specific gateway instead of having only a notion of time and day?

Thank you for your reply,

Have a good day,

Julien,

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi,

So I go back and I will deploy the autonomous agents on the posts. It's a shame because my client wanted to manage everything from Veeam Enterprise Manager.

If you want a web-based management UI for Veeam Agents, then you can take a look at Veeam Availability Console that was built for service providers but can be used regular customers as well (when meeting certain requirements). Or as an alternative, you can become a Veeam service provider (maybe you're already a provider since you're referring to your clients).

In the evolutions of the Veeam Agent, it is not planned to improve the planning with conditions of execution of the job for example when I am on a specific gateway instead of having only a notion of time and day?

Can you clarify the piece about gateways? Do you want backup traffic to go through a specific NIC?

Thanks!

[Jneau]

Hi,

Veeam Agent is deployed on laptops, users are itinerant. And my client wants backups to run only when laptops are on the seat.

Clearly, at the start of the workstation, when the veeam agent detects a gateway internet ip address for example 192.168.2.254 then it performs its backup, if not, the backup is not executed.

I will not have the choice to modify my agents in standalone and unmanaged by a VBR, and to create a script for execution of the backup with a condition of the Internet gateway.

Can VAC Manage Standalone Veeam Agents? not managed by a VBR?

Best regards,

Julien,

[Vitaliy S.]

Clearly, at the start of the workstation, when the veeam agent detects a gateway internet ip address for example 192.168.2.254 then it performs its backup, if not, the backup is not executed.

Maybe you can work around this by using one of these options: back up when a backup repository is available (for example only at the local network) or even limit backup traffic to specific Wifi networks.

Can VAC Manage Standalone Veeam Agents? not managed by a VBR?

Yes, it can deploy, update these agents as well as push backup policies and manage backup jobs remotely.

[Jneau]

Hi,

The "back up when a backup repository is available" option is used and functional and I do not need to use PShell commands. So I do not need a VAC. My agents are properly managed by the Veeam server.
The programming options troubled me from the start.
After having tested several scenarios, from the wifi network no backup, to the connection of the post from a specific LAN subnet backup is running.
Successful!!
Thank you all and have a nice day,

Julien,

[Vitaliy S.]

Ok, glad that a solution with the backup repository presence did a trick for you!