Script Settings

To specify script settings for the backup job:

1. Click Advanced at one of the following steps of the wizard:

• Local Storage — if you have selected to save backup files on a local storage of a Veeam Agent computer.
• Shared Folder — if you have selected to save backup files in a network shared folder.

• Storage — if you have selected to save backup files in a Veeam backup repository.

2. Click the Scripts tab.

3. Specify script settings for the job:

• [For Veeam Agent backup job managed by the backup server] If you want to execute custom scripts before and/or after the backup job, select the Before the job and After the job check boxes and click Browse to choose executable file(s) from a local folder on the backup server. The scripts are executed on the backup server.

You can select to execute pre- and post-backup actions after a number of backup sessions or on specific week days.

• If you select the Run scripts every <N> backup session option, specify the number of the backup job sessions after which the script(s) must be executed.
• If you select the Run scripts on the selected days only option, click Days and specify week days on which the script(s) must be executed.

• [For Veeam Agent backup job managed by Veeam Agent] If you want to execute custom scripts before and/or after the backup job, select the Run the following script on target machines before the job and Run the following script on target machines after the job check boxes and click Browse to choose executable file(s) from a local folder on the backup server. Veeam Backup & Replication will upload the script(s) to the /var/lib/veeam/scripts directory on each computer added to the configured Veeam Agent backup job. During the Veeam Agent backup job session, Veeam Agent for Linux will execute the script(s) on these computers.