Overview
The Boot Verification section allows verifying DR image and VM backups by automatically booting the last successful backup on the Backup & Disaster Recovery appliance.
Enable boot verification
In the appliance Management Console:
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Go to the Settings tab, and then click Boot Verification in the Tools group.
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Select Enable Boot Verification.
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Set the time interval when boot verification will run.
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Set the timeout.
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Click Apply to save settings.
View boot verification results
Results of the verification are shown in the appliance Management Console › Clients › Summary. They include a boot detection screenshot and a boot status.
| Boot status | Description |
|---|---|
| Successful | Backup was successfully checked and booted by the boot verification service |
| Failed | Boot verification failed due to either: the time allotted to verification has expired (the backup could still be healthy and bootable); or other failures. Contact Support for assistance. |
| N/A | Boot verification service did not find what to verify due to either: the appliance was rebooted or the service was restarted; thus boot verification queue was cleared, and there is nothing to verify for now; or the boot verification service is turned off |
| Unknown | Boot verification service tried to verify an operating system other then Windows |
Boot verification reporting
Boot verification report is a part of the daily appliance report.
To turn on the daily appliance report:
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In the appliance Management Console, go to the Settings tab.
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In the Monitoring group, click System Alerts.
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In the Backup/Restore Alerts group:
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Click Email to, and specify the details.
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Select Daily Appliance Report.
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