---
title: "Configuration Database Connected"
description: "Sent when the Veeam Backup Service starts and connects to the configuration database. For more information, see Veeam Backup & Replication Configuration Database."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_40001.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Configuration > Configuration Database Connected"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Configuration Database Connected

Sent when the Veeam Backup Service starts and connects to the configuration database. For more information, see [Veeam Backup & Replication Configuration Database](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/backup_database.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 40001

**Event message details**: Veeam Backup & Replication service is connected to configuration database: `<Details>`

**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">InstallationId</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Installation ID of the configuration database.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">InstallationId="0a9cb275-1d74-449a-ba84-fc3c6e105a55</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="Veeam Backup and Replication service is connected to configuration database: Server name: localhost:5432 Database name: VeeamBackup Authentication: SQL server Installation ID: {0a9cb275-1d74-449a-ba84-fc3c6e105a55}"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T11:50:39.643266+00:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=40001 InstallationId="0a9cb275-1d74-449a-ba84-fc3c6e105a55" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="Veeam Backup and Replication service is connected to configuration database: Server name: localhost:5432 Database name: VeeamBackup Authentication: SQL server Installation ID: {0a9cb275-1d74-449a-ba84-fc3c6e105a55}"]
```