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

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