---
title: "Downloading Backup Metadata Started"
description: "Sent when a user starts downloading metadata for the unstructured data backup. For more information, see Restoring Backup Files from Archive Repository."
canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/events/event_41000.html"
breadcrumb: "Event Reference > Backup > Unstructured Data Backup > Downloading Backup Metadata Started"
dateModified: "2026-10-01"
---

# Downloading Backup Metadata Started

Sent when a user starts downloading metadata for the unstructured data backup. For more information, see [Restoring Backup Files from Archive Repository](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/backup/vsphere/restore_files_from_archive.html).

## General Information

**Event ID**: 41000

**Event message details**: NAS backup metadata download has been started for backup `<JobName>` 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">SessionID</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p>Session ID.</p>
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">SessionID="6b06890f-0164-48aa-acf5-e6cc9360160a"</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">UserName</span></p>
    </td>
    <td>
      Name of the user who performed an operation.
    </td>
    <td>
      <p><span class="T_Filenames">UserName="TECH\user1"</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="NAS backup metadata download has been started for backup File Backup Job 1 by TECH\user1."</span></p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

## Syslog Message Example

```
1 2026-07-25T15:49:38.735755+04:00 VBRSRV01 Veeam_MP - - [origin enterpriseId="31023"] [categoryId=0 instanceId=41000 SessionID="6b06890f-0164-48aa-acf5-e6cc9360160a" UserName="TECH\user1" VbrHostName="vbrsrv01.tech.local" VbrVersion="13.1.0.411" Version="1" Description="NAS backup metadata download has been started for backup File Backup Job 1 by TECH\user1."]
```