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Creating a backup storage dump

KB ID:	2277
Product:	Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Veeam Backup & Replication
Version:	All
Published:	2017-04-17
Last Modified:	2021-11-19

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Purpose

This article documents how to create a "storage dump" from a Veeam backup file.

The storage dump is a human-readable output of the backup file's metadata containing:

Backup file parameters
FIB (files-in-backup) hierarchy
FIB blocks map
Offset / size / compression type of data blocks
Deduplication dictionary

Solution

Generating the storage dump from a backup file involves interacting with the VeeamAgent executable via a command line. The executable is located in different locations based on the Veeam product:

Veeam Backup & Replication - C:\Program Files (x86)\Veeam\Backup Transport\x64\VeeamAgent.exe
Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows - C:\Program Files\Veeam\Endpoint Backup\x64\VeeamAgent.exe
Veeam Agent for Linux - /usr/sbin/veeamagent

Expand the section below that aligns with the Encryption state of the backup:

Procedure for non-Encrypted backup files:

Open a command line and start the VeeamAgent by specifying the full path as documented above.

Type in dumpStg, and press enter.

On the next line, provide the full path to the backup file, and press enter.

On the next line, provide the full path to where the storage dump should be written, and press enter.

The storage dump will be written to the output location. This process may take a long time with larger backup files.

If VeeamAgent processed the command successfully, the agent will display a carrot '>' showing it is ready for the next command.

If after pressing enter on Step 4, the process terminates, sending you back to a normal command line, the input or output file location was invalid.

Procedure for Encrypted backup files:

Open a command line and start the VeeamAgent by specifying the full path as documented above.

Type in dumpStgWithPassword, and press enter.

On the next line, provide the full path to the backup file, and press enter.

On the next line, provide the full path to where the storage dump should be written, and press enter.

On the next line, provide the password used to encrypt the backup file, and press enter.

The storage dump will be written to the output location. This process may take a long time with larger backup files.

If VeeamAgent processed the command successfully, the agent will display a carrot '>' showing it is ready for the next command.

If after pressing enter on Step 5, the process terminates, sending you back to a normal command line, the input file path, output file path, or password was invalid.

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