The SureBackup and SureReplica features are closely related, and they share the same basic functionality. In short, the SureBackup and SureReplica features are used for automatic backup or replication verification. While most other backup software only checks whether the file checksums are ok after performing a backup, Veeam Backup & Replication takes this to the next level and actually tests the VM and application availability in the backup. How does it work and how can it help verify that a backup is indeed recoverable?

SureBackup automatically starts your VM(s) from the backup (directly from the compressed and deduplicated backup file), checks the heartbeat, runs application checks, and then sends you a report. Everything happens automatically in an isolated virtual network environment.

The following are the simplified steps: