Dell EMC Avamar for VMware 19.7 User Guide

Performing an on-demand backup validation

Perform the following steps to do an on-demand backup validation:

1. In Avamar Administrator, click the Backup & Restore launcher link.
   The Backup, Restore and Manage window is displayed.
2. Click the Manage tab.
3. Select a virtual machine client or VMware container:
   1. Select the domain that contains the virtual machine client or VMware container.
      You cannot view clients outside the domain for the login account. To view all clients, log in to the root domain.
      A list of Avamar clients appears in the pane under the domains list.
   2. From the list of clients, select the virtual machine client or VMware container.
4. Select a backup:
   1. Click the By Date tab.
   2. Select the backup date from the calendar. Valid backups occurred on dates with a yellow highlight.
      A list of backups on that date appears in the Backups table next to the calendar.
   3. Select a backup from the Backups table.
5. Select Actions > Validate Backup.
   The Validate Options dialog box appears.
6. Click Configure Destination.
   The Configure Location wizard appears.
7. Select a vCenter, and then click Next.
8. Type an inventory location name, select a datacenter folder in the tree, and then click Next.
9. Select a host or cluster and then click Next.
10. Select a resource pool and then click Next.
11. Select a datastore and then click Next.
12. At the Summary screen, click Finish.
13. From the Avamar encryption method list, select the encryption method to use for data transfer between the client and the Avamar server during the backup validation.
    The encryption technology and bit strength for a client/server connection depends on several factors, including the client operating system and Avamar server version. The Avamar Product Security Guide provides additional information.
14. (Optional) To run a user-defined script as part of the validation:
    NOTE:The script must already be in the backup to be validated. You cannot run external scripts during a backup validation.
    1. Click More Options.
       The Validate Command Line Options dialog box appears.
    2. Type a virtual machine guest OS user account name and password with sufficient privileges to run scripts.
    3. Type the full path and filename of the validation script.
       NOTE:If this is a Windows virtual machine, type exit /B exitcode after the script path and filename, where exitcode is a user-defined exit message.
    4. Ensure that the Maximum script run time (minutes) setting allows sufficient time for the script to complete.
    5. Click OK.
15. Click OK on the Validate Options box.
    The following status message appears: Restore request initiating.
16. Click Close.