This is an archive version of the document. To get the most up-to-date information, see the current version.Appendix B. Alarms
Veeam Availability Console includes a set of predefined alarms described in the following table.
Alarm Name | Alarm Description | Object | Enabled |
Backup agent connection state | This alarm checks whether a Veeam backup agent is running or can be contacted. | Backup agent | Yes |
Backup agent job state | This alarm checks whether a Veeam backup agent job session failed or finished with a warning. | Backup agent job | Yes |
Backup agent job state (managed by backup server) | This alarm checks whether a Veeam backup agent job session configured on a Veeam Backup & Replication server failed or finished with a warning. | Backup agent job | Yes |
Backup Enterprise Manager connection state | This alarm checks whether the Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager service is running. | Enterprise Manager | Yes |
Backup proxy connection state | This alarm checks the connection status between a Veeam backup server and backup proxy. | Backup proxy | Yes |
Backup proxy version is out-of-date | This alarm checks whether the version of a backup proxy matches the version of Veeam Backup & Replication installed on a backup server. | Backup proxy | Yes |
Backup repository connection state | This alarm checks the connection status between a Veeam backup server and backup repository. | Backup repository | Yes |
Backup repository version is out-of-date | This alarm checks whether the version of a backup repository matches the version of Veeam Backup & Replication installed on a backup server. | Backup repository | Yes |
Backup server connection state | This alarm checks whether the Veeam Backup Service is running on a backup server. | Backup server | Yes |
Backup server license exceeded | This alarm checks whether the Veeam Backup & Replication product license has been exceeded. | Backup server | Yes |
Backup server license expiration | This alarm checks whether the Veeam Backup & Replication product license has expired. | Backup server | Yes |
Backup server support contract expiration | This alarm checks whether the Veeam Backup & Replication support contract has expired. | Backup server | Yes |
Company cloud host memory quota | This alarm tracks whether the total amount of configured memory for cloud replicas has breached the configured threshold. | Company | Yes |
Company cloud host storage quota | This alarm tracks whether storage quota assigned to a company as a part of the hardware plan has been exceeded. | Company | Yes |
Company cloud storage quota | This alarm checks whether a company is running out of space on a cloud repository. | Company | Yes |
Company data download quota | This alarm checks whether a company is running out of the data transfer out quota on cloud repositories. | Company | No |
Company location cloud storage quota | This alarm checks whether a location is running out of space on a cloud repository. | Location | No |
Computer without backup | This alarm checks whether computers running Veeam Backup Agents have been backed up within the defined RPO (Recovery Point Objective) interval. | Backup agent | Yes |
Discovery rule state | This alarm checks whether a discovery rule failed. | Discovery rule | Yes |
Failover Plan session state | This alarm checks whether one or more VMs in a failover plan failed to start. | VM failover plan | Yes |
Job session state | This alarm checks whether a job session failed or finished with a warning. | VM backup job | Yes |
Job state | This alarm checks whether a job was in a disabled state for more than an allowed time period. | VM backup job | Yes |
Management agent connection state | This alarm checks the connection status between Veeam Availability Console and a management agent running on a Veeam Backup & Replication server, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server or a computer protected with Veeam backup agent. | Management agent | No |
Management agent version is out-of-date | This alarm checks whether the version of a management agent running on a Veeam Backup & Replication server, Veeam Backup Enterprise Manager server or a computer protected with Veeam backup agent matches the version of Veeam Availability Console. | Management agent | No |
Max allowed backup agent job duration | This alarm checks whether a Veeam backup agent job session has exceeded the maximum allowed session duration. | Backup agent job | No |
Max allowed job duration | This alarm checks whether a Veeam Backup & Replication job session has exceeded the maximum allowed session duration. | VM backup job | No |
Repository free space | This alarm checks whether a backup repository is running out of space. | Backup repository | Yes |
Server agent backups stored in cloud repository | This alarm checks whether the number of server agent backups stored in a cloud repository exceeds the maximum allowed limit. | Cloud repository | Yes |
SureBackup job session state | This alarm checks whether one or more verification checks specified in the SureBackup job failed. | VM job (SureBackup) | Yes |
User cloud storage quota | This alarm tracks whether a user is running out of space on a cloud repository. | User | Yes |
VM without backup | This alarm checks whether VMs managed with Veeam Backup & Replication have been backed up within the defined RPO (Recovery Point Objective) interval. | Backup server | Yes |
VM without replica | This alarm checks whether VMs managed with Veeam Backup & Replication have been replicated within the defined RPO (Recovery Point Objective) interval. | Backup server | Yes |
VMs in the backup repository | This alarm checks whether the number of VMs stored in a backup repository exceeds the maximum allowed limit. | Backup repository | No |
VMs stored in cloud repository | This alarm checks whether the number of VMs stored in a cloud repository exceeds the maximum allowed limit. | Cloud repository | Yes |
WAN accelerator connection state | This alarm checks the connection status between a Veeam backup server and WAN accelerator. | WAN accelerator | Yes |
WAN accelerator version is out-of-date | This alarm checks whether the version of a WAN accelerator matches the version of Veeam Backup & Replication installed on a backup server. | WAN accelerator | Yes |
Workstation agent backups stored in cloud repository | This alarm checks whether the number of workstation agent backups stored in a cloud repository exceeds the maximum allowed limit. | Cloud repository | Yes |