Veeam agent for Windows commandline

[axiomcrs]

From the Windows gui for the Veeam local backup agent, can the checkbox for Edit Backup job->Advanced->Maintenance->Perform backup files health check get set from a Windows commandline?

Also, is this the only option available for backup files integrity checking in the Veeam Windows backup agent for a Windows commandline?

Have the same questions with Veeam B&R for physical workstations.

[Mildur]

Hi axiomcrs

Are you looking for a method to run a health check manually from command line?
On a VBR Server, you can use our Veeam Backup Validator.

But I recommend to use the automatic health check included in the agent job. If you can tell me, what you are trying to achieve, I can probably do a better recommendation.

Thanks
Fabian

[axiomcrs]

I am looking for a command to set that checkbox thru the commandline, since I have many Windows pcs using Veeam backup of a workstation. I would like the commandline command so that I can have that checkbox checked without remoting into each separately with a gui remote access tool. I can access each machine thru the commandline without disturbing the logged in user. I may even write a script to do this if this proves doable.

Perhaps a command like this from the commandline: veeambackup -set "perform backup files health check"

[Mildur]

You could use a Veeam Backup & Replication Server to centrally manage the backup policies for the agent.

If you do not have a VBR server, you can use the Veeam Agent Configurator to import a configuration file that contains all the job settings you need.
The configurator works for Veeam Agent for Workstation and Veeam Agent for Server Edition.

The health check part is documented on this page:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... 0#healthch

You could configure one Agent with the configuration you need, and then export the xml file. This xml file could be used as an example for the other agents.
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=50

[axiomcrs]

So there is no way to do what I am seeking thru the commandline once the backups are already configured?

[Mildur]

Commandline works, you just have to use our veeam agent configurator and import the configuration xml.
That method works only on command line.

Thanks
Fabian

[axiomcrs]

How is the xml modified?

[Mildur]

XML Files can be edited with any text editor. The structure of the XML file is documented here:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=50

To enable health check for the job, the xml file must contain this part. This examples enables health check for the first saturday each month:

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<HealthCheck Enabled="True">
     <MonthlyInfo Week="1" DayOfWeek="0" Months="January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December" />
</HealthCheck>

I suggest start reading this page in the helpcenter on how to generate a xml template and then deploy it to all agents:
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/agent ... tml?ver=50

[axiomcrs]

I am asking if the ability exists to turn on a certain feature thru a command in the commandline once the endpoints have already been configured. Modifying the xml file with a text editor (which I knew) is not a commandline task. Creating a standard xml template and deploying it requires touching all the endpoints which are already configured, and which is what I was trying to prevent. This seems to be starting all over.

[Mildur]

Then no. Not possible then. There is no parameter for an exe file to set such configuration.

Either use the command line to import a config file, or use a VBR server to manage the Agents.

Thanks
Fabian