Verifying backed up data manually

Last published : Apr 02, 2026
Backup Exec can perform a verify operation to make sure that the media can be read after a backup job has been completed. Veritas recommends that you verify all backed up data to ensure the integrity of the collection of data and the media on which it resides. By default, Backup Exec automatically verifies backed up data at the end of a backup job. However, you can also schedule the verify operation to take place at a later time or disable the verify operation altogether. You can change Backup Exec's verify options as part of the default backup settings or for individual backup jobs.
See Configuring automatic verify operations for backup jobs.
You can also choose to manually run a verify operation on a backup set or a job history at any time. You can verify backup sets if you want to verify only the data that was backed up in a specific backup job instance. If you want to verify a backup definition and all of its dependent backup sets, you can verify a job history. For example, if you want to verify a backup definition that used incremental backups, Backup Exec verifies all incrementals dating back to, and including, the last full backup.
This topic includes the following procedures:
To verify specific backup sets
To verify a job history
To verify specific backup sets
  1. On the Backup and Restore tab or the Storage tab, double-click the server or the storage device that is related to the backup set or backup sets that you want to verify.
  2. In the left pane, click Backup Sets.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • To verify a single backup set, right-click the backup set.
    • To verify multiple backup sets, Shift + click or Ctrl + click the backup sets, and then right-click one of the selected backup sets.
  4. Click Verify.
  5. In the Schedule group box, select when you want Backup Exec to run the verify operation:
    To run the verify operation immediately Select Run now .
    To schedule the operation for a later time Select Run on , and then enter the date and time.
    To schedule the job to run later using an external scheduling tool Select Create without a schedule .
    You can schedule the verify operation to run later using an external scheduling tool.
  6. Click OK.
To verify a job history
  1. Do one of the following:
    To verify a job history from the Backup and Restore tab or the Storage tab Complete the following steps\:
    - On the Backup and Restore tab or the Storage tab, double-click the server or the storage device that is related to the job history that you want to verify.
    - In the left pane, click Job History .
    - Do one of the following: To verify a single job history, right-click the job history. To verify multiple job histories, Shift + click or Ctrl + click the job history, and then right-click one of the selected job histories.
    To verify a job history from the Job Monitor tab On theJob Monitortab, do one of the following\:
    - To verify a single job history, right-click the job history.
    - To verify multiple job histories, Shift + click or Ctrl + click the job histories, and then right-click one of the selected job histories.
  2. Click Verify.
  3. In the Schedule group box, select when you want Backup Exec to run the verify operation:
    To run the verify operation immediately Select Run now .
    To schedule the operation for a later time Select Run on , and then enter the date and time.
    To schedule the job to run later using an external scheduling tool Select Create without a schedule .
    You can schedule the verify operation to run later using an external scheduling tool.
  4. Click OK.
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