Using Veeam Backup Configuration Tool
The Veeam Backup Configuration tool is located on the backup server in the installation folder of Veeam Backup & Replication. The default path is %ProgramFiles%\Veeam\Backup and Replication\Backup\Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool.exe. If the default path was changed, you can find the actual path in the following registry value: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Veeam\Veeam Backup and Replication] CorePath.
To run the tool, open the command prompt on the backup server and change the current folder to the folder where Veeam Backup Configuration tool is located.
Important |
To run the Veeam Backup Configuration tool, you must use an account with administrative rights on the local machine. |
Syntax
The Veeam Backup Configuration tool provides parameter sets that allow you to:
- Display help information for the Veeam Backup Configuration tool.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool /? |
- Analyze a configuration backup file.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool /file:value /analyzefile |
- Check whether a configuration backup is not corrupted.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool /file:value /checkfile |
- Analyze a configuration database.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool /analyzedatabase [/servername:value] [/instancename:value] [/serverport:value] [/initialcatalog:value] [/login:value][/password:value] |
- Back up a configuration database.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool /file:value /backupdatabase [/servername:value][/instancename:value] [/serverport:value] [/initialcatalog:value] [/login:value] [/password:value] [/cryptfile] |
Parameters
Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
/file:value | Specifies a path to the configuration backup file. |
/analyzefile | Analyzes a configuration backup file. |
/checkfile | Checks whether the configuration backup is not corrupted. |
/analyzedatabase | Analyzes a configuration database. |
/backupdatabase | Backs up a configuration database. |
/databaseengine | Specifies a database engine |
/servername:value | Specifies a name of a SQL server. |
/instancename:value | Specifies a name of a SQL instance. |
/serverport:value | Specifies a port number of a SQL server. The tool will use this port to access the SQL server. |
/initialcatalog:value | Specifies a name of a SQL database. |
/login:value | Specifies a username that the tool will use to authenticate against a SQL server. |
/password:value | Specifies a password that the tool will use to authenticate against a SQL server. |
/cryptfile | Defines that the tool will encrypt a configuration backup file. |
/verbose | Enables verbose output mode. |
Examples
Example 1
This example shows how to analyze the 193022052014.bco configuration backup file. After you start the command, the command prompt will return the output.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool.exe /file:"c:\my files\193022052014.bco" /analyzefile /verbose |
Example 2
This example shows how to analyze the 193022052014.bco configuration backup file and back up the configuration database. The command will contain the following settings of the configuration database:
- The configuration database is located at the WIN2008R2 SQL server.
- The name of the SQL instance is VeeamSql2008.
- The name of the SQL database is VeeamBackup.
Veeam.Backup.Configuration.Tool.exe /file:c:\backups\091323052014.bco /backupdatabase /servername:WIN2008R2 /instancename:VeeamSql2008 /initialcatalog:VeeamBackup |