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Testing DATTO backups?
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this post was submitted on 18 Oct 2024
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Do you know if this daily VM allows you to test functionality, or is it destroyed by the process without the ability to keep it, login and check databases, etc. ?
you don't have any control over the VM specifically for those emails or w/e. If it's still a thing, Datto used to let you log in to the control panel and boot a test vm of the backup image to verify manually if need be.
That's very interesting. Does this mean that you can test any backup without needing to do a manual data recovery taking several hours?
in a pinch yes you could boot it up grab the stuff you need and send it wherever. Again, it's been a while since I've had to touch any of their stuff, but the BCDR devices were one of the best backup appliances I've used, they had file shares as an option amongst a few other methods to easily recover data through the backups it's taken.
Tah
It's entirely ephemeral. This service, like others I've used, really only gives you a screenshot to show that the system is booted, since your data is probably fine if your system boots (but that's still not an excuse to not do restore tests - we would do file VM restores at least yearly for our clients).
Open up the datto dashboard entries for your devices and the post boot validation should be visible if it's enabled.
Thank you, this gives me a starting point.