Viewing Backup Job Settings

To view detailed information about the backup jobs settings, use the following command:

veeamconfig job info --name <job_name>

or

veeamconfig job info --id <job_id>

where:

  • <job_name> — name of the backup job for which you want to view settings.
  • <job_id> — ID of the backup job for which you want to view settings.

Veeam Agent for Linux displays the following information about the backup job:

Parameter

Description

ID

ID of the backup job.

Name

Name of the backup job.

Repository ID

ID of the backup repository that is specified as a backup storage for the backup job.

Repository name

Name of the backup repository that is specified as a backup storage for the backup job.

Creation time

Date and time of the backup job creation.

Compression

Data compression level. Possible values are:

  • 0 — No compression
  • 1 — Rle
  • 2 — Lz4
  • 3 — Zstd 3
  • 4 — Zstd 9

Max Points

Number of restore points to keep on disk. By default, Veeam Agent for Linux keeps 7 latest restore points. When the new restore point that exceeds the specified number is created, Veeam Agent for Linux will remove the earliest restore point from the backup chain.

Index

File system indexing options defined for the backup job.

Objects for backup

Backup scope specified for the backup job.

For example:

user@srv01:~$ veeamconfig job info --name SystemBackup
Backup job
  ID: {2495911e-58db-4452-b4d1-f53dcfbc600e}
  Name: SystemBackup
  Repository ID: {4557ef7a-9c44-4f28-b8d0-44d78e5ddd5d}
  Repository name: Repository_1
  Creation time: 2017-04-06 13:29:03
  Options:
     Compression: Lz4
     Max Points: 7
     Index all mounted filesystems on the volumes selected for backup
  Objects for backup:
  Include Disk: sda1