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Starting and Stopping SureBackup Job

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    You can instruct the SureBackup job to verify the latest restore point of a VM backup or VM replica or select a specific restore point to which the VM from the backup or VM replica must be started.

    To start a VM from the latest restore point:

    1. Open the Backup & Replication view.
    2. In the inventory pane, click SureBackup under Jobs.
    3. In the working area, select the SureBackup job and click Start on the ribbon. You can also right-click the SureBackup job and select Start. Veeam Backup & Replication will start VMs in the application group and verified VMs from the latest restore point and perform necessary tests for them.

    To start VMs from a specific point in time:

    1. Open the Backup & Replication view.
    2. In the inventory pane, select SureBackup under Jobs.
    3. In the working area, select the SureBackup job and click Start to on the ribbon. You can also right-click the SureBackup job and select Start to.
    4. In the Restore Point window, select an approximate date of the restore point creation. Veeam Backup & Replication will pick the most recent restore point prior to the selected day and start VMs from the application group and verified VMs from this restore point.

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    To stop a running SureBackup job session:

    1. Open the Backup & Replication view.
    2. In the inventory pane, select SureBackup under Jobs.
    3. In the working area, select the SureBackup job and click Stop on the ribbon. You can also right-click the SureBackup job and select Stop.

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