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Custom Verification Scripts

Veeam Backup & Replication can verify VMs with the following custom verification scripts:

Microsoft SQL Server Checker script
Backup file validation

If you need to verify a virtualized Microsoft SQL Server, you can instruct Veeam Backup & Replication to run the Microsoft SQL Server Checker script against it during the SureBackup job. The script sequentially performs the following operations:

Connects to Microsoft SQL Server instances.
Enumerates databases on these instances.
Employs the USE SQL statement to connect to databases and check their availability.

Credentials for Script Execution

To execute the script, Veeam Backup & Replication connects to Microsoft SQL Server. By default, Veeam Backup & Replication uses the account under which the Veeam Backup Service is running. If you need to run the script under another account, you can specify credentials for this account. The script supports the following authentication methods:

Microsoft Windows authentication mode. To use it, you must specify credentials for the account on the Credentials tab in the application group or SureBackup job settings.
SQL Server authentication mode. To use it, you must pass credentials of the account to the script. You can pass credentials the following ways:

By running the Microsoft SQL Server Checker Script from the PowerShell. To do it, use the following command in the PowerShell console:

cscript C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.SqlChecker.vbs <sql server[\instance]> <username> <password>

You can find the results of a script execution in the log file by the following path: %programdata%\Veeam\Backup\<name of the job>\<VM name>_SQLChecker.log. If necessary, you can change the log file location. To do this, specify a new path in the PowerShell command:

cscript C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.SqlChecker.vbs [C:\Logs] <sql server[\instance]> <username> <password>

By modifying credentials in the Veeam.Backup.SqlChecker.vbs file. The script is located on the backup server in the Veeam Backup & Replication product folder. The default path: C:\Program Files\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.SqlChecker.vbs.

Important

Do not pass sensitive information using script arguments in a user interface.

Important

If you use the Microsoft SQL Server authentication mode, you may need to specify credentials of the account to connect to the machine on which Microsoft SQL Server is installed. To do this, use the Credentials tab in the application group or SureBackup job settings.

Database Exclusion

By default, Veeam Backup & Replication verifies all databases on all instances of Microsoft SQL Server. However, you can exclude specific databases from verification. For example, vCenter Server database. To exclude an instance or a database, you must open the script in the text editor and edit the Settings section in the following way: