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Veeam | kb4485
Validator CLI Tool Fails to Process VMs in Per-machine backup with separate metadata files
Last update date:
9/13/2023
Affected products:
Veeam Backup & Replication
Affected releases:
12
Fixed releases:
No fixed releases provided.
Description:
Challenge
When attempting to use the Veeam Backup Validator command-line tool to validate the VMs contained within a job that was using the Per-machine backup with separate metadata files (aka True Per-VM) backup chain format, the Veeam Backup Validator tool throws the error: Cannot find last point for backup "<job-name>".
Cause
This is a known issue and will be fixed in a future release of Veeam Backup & Replication.
Solution
The following PowerShell script can be used to validate the latest restore point for all VMs within a job when it is using Per-machine backup with separate metadata files. Notes: Replace <job-name> with the actual backup job name. The script must be run in an Administrative PowerShell prompt. The script will output the reports to C:\temp\. If that folder does not exist, either create it or update the script to output to a different existing folder.
