Issue configuring SureBackup

[CraigV]

Morning All,

I have started looking at SureBackup as a way to verify VM/application recoverability and backup file consistency. It has been easy-enough to configure the Application Group etc, but the job ran and failed last night with the following errors:

Details
2017/09/13 10:11:21 PM Error Starting virtual lab routing engine
2017/09/13 10:11:21 PM Error Timed out waiting for proxy appliance to respond. Possible causes:
2017/09/13 10:11:21 PM Error 1. Appliance is configured to run on different network than backup server
2017/09/13 10:11:21 PM Error 2. Appliance is configured to obtain IP address automatically, but DHCP server is not available
2017/09/13 10:11:24 PM Error: The operation has timed out.

I wondered if someone could give me guidance on resolving it? Can I set any password for the appliance, or must it be in the same range as the production servers for instance?

Thanks!

Craig

[tdewin]

The appliance "production" ip has to be in the same range as the backup server.

You can set the password in the credential manager, but you will need to redeploy the appliance to take effect:
https://www.veeam.com/kb1447
https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backu ... tml?ver=95

[CraigV]

Great, thanks. I will reconfigure and reply on this thread!

[CraigV]

OK, so I configured a static IP address for the appliance and it was successful with that last night. No issues connecting to the production network.

I had successes on both DCs selected, the file server failed (the Ping Test failed), and the SQL server was not run.

What steps would I need to take to troubleshoot the ping test failure and the fact that the Hearbeat, Ping & Custom script tests for the SQL server didn't run?

Thanks!

[foggy]

SureBackup job stops processing if it fails on a single VM in application group. You can increase the boot timeout for the file server to see whether this helps to stabilize the IP and contact support if it does not.

[CraigV]

I will extend the time Foggy, thanks!

On the SQL script I get the following:

SQL Checker script, Path: C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.SqlChecker.vbs, Args: C:\ProgramData\Veeam\Backup\PLZ_SureBackup_Job 10.255.255.119, Result: Failed

Do I need to create a separate account in SQL for this purpose, or is the sa account OK to use (left out those details)? If the sa account is OK, does it require that the sa account be assigned a password?

Thanks!

[foggy]

No additional account is required, you can use the one that has sufficient right to check things on the SQL Server. More details here.