---
title: "Restore Session Started"
description: "Sent when a user starts a restore session. For more information, see Data Recovery. Event ID: 210, 40210 Event message details: Restore session has been initiated by <UserName> Severity: Info"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_210_40210.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Restore > Restore Session Started"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Restore Session Started

Sent when a user starts a restore session. For more information, see [Data Recovery](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/data_recovery.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 210, 40210

**Event message details**: Restore session has been initiated by `<UserName>`

**Severity**: Info

## Parameters

<table class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th>
      <p>Parameter Name</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
    <th>
      <p>Example</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobSessionID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job session ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobSessionID="bc7a15bb-8be7-41a8-a308-c4f76b43a255"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">RestoreType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Restore operation type.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">RestoreType="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">InitiatorName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Name of the user who performed an operation.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">InitiatorName="TECH\user1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Platform</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Platform type.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Platform="0"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetObjectID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Target object ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TargetObjectID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceObjects</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Source object IDs.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceObjects="fea7baba-dead-beef-c011-000000000001,fea7baba-dead-beef-c011-000000000002,fea7baba-dead-beef-c011-000000000003"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ExtraData</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Operation summary.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ExtraData="Objects to restore: VM01,VM02,VM03"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Job source type.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SourceType="5"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Backup server name. Can be a DNS name, an FQDN or an IP address.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Veeam Backup & Replication version.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VbrVersion="13.1.0.411"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event version (service parameter).
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Version="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Event message details.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Description="Restore session has been initiated by 'TECH\user1'."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T13:59:10.100132+02:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=40210 JobSessionID="bc7a15bb-8be7-41a8-a308-c4f76b43a255" RestoreType="1" InitiatorName="TECH\user1" Platform="0" TargetObjectID="00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000" SourceObjects="fea7baba-dead-beef-c011-000000000001,fea7baba-dead-beef-c011-000000000002,fea7baba-dead-beef-c011-000000000003" ExtraData="Objects to restore: VM01,VM02,VM03" SourceType="5" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Restore session has been initiated by 'TECH\user1'."]
```