Starting, Stopping and Retrying Jobs
You can start, stop and retry VM and file jobs without accessing the Veeam Backup & Replication console on managed backup servers. For example, if a backup job failed, you can manually retry or start this job in Veeam Service Provider Console to avoid data loss.
Required Privileges
To perform this task, a user must have one of the following roles assigned: Portal Administrator, Site Administrator, Portal Operator.
Starting Jobs
To start one or more Veeam Backup & Replication jobs:
- Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.
For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.
- In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
- Open the necessary tab:
- Virtual Machines — select this tab to start VM protection jobs (Backup, Replication, SureBackup, Backup Copy, Backup to Tape, VM Copy, SQL Log Backup, Oracle Log Backup)
- File Shares — select this tab to start file protection jobs (File Share Backup, File Share Backup Copy, File Copy, File to Tape)
- Select the necessary jobs in the list.
- At the top of the list, click Start.
Stopping Jobs
To stop one or more running Veeam Backup & Replication jobs:
- Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.
For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.
- In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
- Open the necessary tab:
- Virtual Machines — select this tab to stop VM protection jobs (Backup, Replication, SureBackup, Backup Copy, Backup to Tape, VM Copy, SQL Log Backup, Oracle Log Backup)
- File Shares — select this tab to stop file protection jobs (File Share Backup, File Share Backup Copy, File Copy, File to Tape)
- Select the necessary jobs in the list.
- At the top of the list, click Stop.
Retrying Jobs
To restart one or more failed Veeam Backup & Replication jobs:
- Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.
For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.
- In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
- Open the necessary tab:
- Virtual Machines — select this tab to retry VM protection jobs (Backup, Replication, SureBackup, Backup Copy, Backup to Tape, VM Copy, SQL Log Backup, Oracle Log Backup)
- File Shares — select this tab to retry file protection jobs (File Share Backup, File Share Backup Copy, File Copy, File to Tape)
- Select the necessary jobs in the list.
- At the top of the list, click Retry.