---
title: "Validation Task for VMware VM Finished"
description: "Sent when a validation task for a VMware VM is finished. For more information, see SureBackup Job. Event ID: 351 Event message details: VM <VmName> validation task has finished with <State> state Severity: Info, Warning, Error"
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_351.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Backup > SureBackup > Validation Task for VMware VM Finished"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Validation Task for VMware VM Finished

Sent when a validation task for a VMware VM is finished. For more information, see [SureBackup Job](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/surebackup_job.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 351

**Event message details**: VM `<VmName>` validation task has finished with `<State>` state

**Severity**: Info, Warning, Error

## 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="4467f18a-d9e1-4fcf-ae1d-f635eb26cbe9"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobID="21874156-34b0-4316-94ae-fb05b2f67ec4"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Job type.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">JobType="3"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TaskSessionID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Task session ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TaskSessionID="4cf4d768-18f6-4189-afa1-6f5375dd561c"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TaskSessionType</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Task session type.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">TaskSessionType="1"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Result</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Session result ID. Possible values:</p>
      <ul>
      <li><code>0</code> — Success</li>
      <li><code>1</code> — Warning</li>
      <li><code>2</code> — Failed</li>
      </ul>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">Result="2"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">OibID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">OibID="d844fe29-818d-4da6-8adb-f9b6759d241a"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">IsSureReplica</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Defines whether the task is SureReplica.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">IsSureReplica="False"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HostName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Host name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">HostName="srv01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ESXName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>ESXi host name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">ESXName="esx01.tech.local"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">FolderRef</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Folder reference ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">FolderRef="group-v01"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VmLocation</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine location.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VmLocation="srv01.tech.local\"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VmName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine name.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VmName="VM01"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VmRef</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Machine reference ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">VmRef="vm-01"</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="VM [VM01] validation task has finished with [Failed] state."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T04:43:21.493700-07:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=351 JobSessionID="4467f18a-d9e1-4fcf-ae1d-f635eb26cbe9" JobID="21874156-34b0-4316-94ae-fb05b2f67ec4" JobType="3" TaskSessionID="4cf4d768-18f6-4189-afa1-6f5375dd561c" TaskSessionType="1" Result="1" OibID="d844fe29-818d-4da6-8adb-f9b6759d241a" IsSureReplica="False" HostName="srv01.tech.local" ESXName="esx01.tech.local" FolderRef="group-v01" VmLocation="srv01.tech.local\" VmName="VM01" VmRef="vm-01" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="VM [VM01] validation task has finished with [Failed] state."]
```