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:

1. Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.

For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.

2. In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
3. 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)

4. Select the necessary jobs in the list.
5. At the top of the list, click Start.

Stopping Jobs

To stop one or more running Veeam Backup & Replication jobs:

1. Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.

For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.

2. In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
3. 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)

4. Select the necessary jobs in the list.
5. At the top of the list, click Stop.

Retrying Jobs

To restart one or more failed Veeam Backup & Replication jobs:

1. Log in to Veeam Service Provider Console.

For details, see Accessing Veeam Service Provider Console.

2. In the menu on the left, click Backup Jobs.
3. 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)

4. Select the necessary jobs in the list.
5. At the top of the list, click Retry.