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Veeam Linux Backup Agent Script with E-mail Notifications

Original inspiration for the script came from the Veeam forums by davide.depaoli with some minor modifications from me mainly the use of sendemail to send out the notifications.

  • Setup a new backup job with the initial Veeam Agent setup wizard ensuring that you do NOT schedule the job (Figure 1).

Figure 1

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  • Alternatively, you can configure an existing job by issuing the command below:
veeamconfig ui
  • Select the job you wish to configure and click on C to configure (Figure 2):

Figure 2

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  • List the jobs in Veeam by issuing the following command:
veeamconfig job list

If you get the error: This operation is not permitted if management mode is [Job] then change the Veeam to standalone mode by using the following command:

veeamconfig mode reset
  • Locate the job name from the list and make a note of it:
Name      ID                                      Type        Repository
Daily     {18c2f95b-6fa3-4cc2-acca-ace90b58dcb4}  All System  Repository_1
  • Create a script in your system with the contents below, ensuring you replace the JOBNAME, SCRIPT_DIR, smtpusername, smtppassword, smtptls, smtphost, smtpport, emailfrom and emailto variable values with values from your environment. Ensure the SCRIPT_DIR path you choose exists and the script is placed in it:
JOBNAME=veeam_backup_job_name
SCRIPT_DIR=/etc/veeam/scripts
LOG_DIR=/var/log/veeam/Backup/$JOBNAME
JOB_INFO=`veeamconfig job info --name $JOBNAME`

#Sendemail Parameters
smtpusername=smtp_username
smtppassword='smtp_password'
smtptls=yes/no/auto
smtphost=smtp.domain.tld
smtpport=587
emailfrom=someone@domain.tld
emailto=someone@domain.tld

#Install sendemail and related packages if necessary
apt install -y rar sendemail libio-socket-ssl-perl libnet-ssleay-perl perl


#start backup job
veeamconfig job start --name "$JOBNAME" 1> $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.tmp 2> $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.err

SESSION_ID=`grep ID $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.tmp | awk  '{print $3}' | sed 's/\[//' | sed 's/\]//' | sed 's/\.//'`
SESSION_LOG_DIR=`grep log $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.tmp | awk  '{print $4}' | sed 's/\[//' | sed 's/\]//' | sed 's/\.//'`
LOGFILE=$SESSION_LOG_DIR/Job.log
SESSION_INFO=`veeamconfig session info --id $SESSION_ID | grep -v UUID`

# check if another job is running
if [ -s $JOBNAME.err ]
then
     ERROR_MSG=`grep Error $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.err`
     echo "$ERROR_MSG" | /usr/bin/sendemail -f $emailfrom -t $emailto -u "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME Error" -m "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME Error" -s $smtphost:$smtpport -o username=$smtpusername -o password=$smtppassword -o tls=$smtptls


fi

#check if job is running
until [ -z `pgrep veeamjobman` ]
do
    echo "job is running" > /dev/null
done

#check and set the exit status of the job
STATUS=`veeamconfig session info --id $SESSION_ID | grep State | awk  '{print $2}'`

if [ "$STATUS" == "Warning" ];
then
     WARN_MSG=`veeamconfig session log --id $SESSION_ID | grep warn | awk '{print $6,$7,$8,$9}'`
     echo -e "Job $JOBNAME Successful with following $STATUS:\n\n$WARN_MSG\n\nJOB INFO:\n$JOB_INFO" | /usr/bin/sendemail -f $emailfrom -t $emailto -u "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME $STATUS" -m "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME $STATUS"  -a $LOGFILE -s $smtphost:$smtpport -o username=$smtpusername -o password=$smtppassword -o tls=$smtptls
fi

if [ "$STATUS" == "Failed" ];
then
     echo -e "Job $JOBNAME $STATUS. See attached logfile for error details.\n\nJOB INFO:\n$JOB_INFO" | /usr/bin/sendemail -f $emailfrom -t $emailto -u "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME $STATUS" -m "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME $STATUS"  -a $LOGFILE -s $smtphost:$smtpport -o username=$smtpusername -o password=$smtppassword -o tls=$smtptls
fi

if [ "$STATUS" == "Success" ];
then
     echo -e "Job $JOBNAME $STATUS.\n\nJOB INFO:\n$JOB_INFO" | /usr/bin/sendemail -f $emailfrom -t $emailto -u "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME $STATUS" -m "Veam Agent Job $JOBNAME $STATUS" -s $smtphost:$smtpport -o username=$smtpusername -o password=$smtppassword -o tls=$smtptls
fi

rm -f $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.tmp $SCRIPT_DIR/$JOBNAME.err
  • Ensure you make the script executable:
chmod +x /etc/veeam/scripts/veeam_backup.sh
  • Test by running the script manually and if the job and the e-mail notification is successful, schedule the script with crontab and set the days/times as per your requirements:
# m h  dom mon dow   command

30 00 * * * /etc/veeam/scripts/veeam_backup.sh






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