Boot Verification

Topic

This article discusses boot verification for NinjaOne Device Backup.

Environment

NinjaOne Device Backup

Description

Boot Verification tests your image backups and verifies that you'll be able to boot from them in the event of a restoration. NinjaOne Boot Verification creates a snapshot of the endpoint screen as evidence of the backup's viability. Boot Verification is available for Microsoft Windows Servers that use NinjaOne Image Backup.

Boot Verification is only available for the Windows Server Role and Windows Server Policy. If you have a critical workstation that requires boot verification, you can change its role and policy to Windows Server; however, any additional charges associated with the role will apply.

Select a topic to learn how to manage boot verification settings and review the results of bootability tests.

Enabling Boot Verification
Viewing Results
Boot Verification Reporting
Exit Status Codes
Health Status and Activities
Known Issues and Limitations
Additional Resources

Enabling Boot Verification

In the NinjaOne navigation menu, click Administration.
Navigate to Policies → Agent Policies and select Windows Server Policy.
Figure 1: Windows Server Policy (click to enlarge)
1. In the policy's navigation menu, expand Backup. Then, select Image from the flyout menu. You'll see the Boot Verification section.
Figure 2: Backup → Image (click to enlarge)
1. Select the Test the Windows OS volume for the ability to boot image backup checkbox.
2. In the Schedule drop-down menu, you can select Bi-Weekly or Monthly as the frequency. Recovery tests will begin within a week of initial enablement and then repeat based on this setting.

**Figure 3**: Enable and set schedule (click to enlarge)

Viewing Results

You can access verification results from the NinjaOne Device Backup overview dashboard. Follow the instructions below to view the results of your verification test. You can view Backup Verification results and screenshots at the Global, Organization, or Device-level.

In the NinjaOne dashboard, navigate to the organization you wish to view.
Select Backup → Device → Overview from the navigation menu.
The backup overview page will open. NinjaOne displays a Boot verification last result card on the dashboard header. At the global level, clicking the result in the card opens the backup history, where you can view a list of results. Click the Status for a device to view the boot verification result.
The Boot verification last result card is also available on the organization and device-level dashboards. From these dashboards, you can click the Success or Warning links in the card or in the table to directly open the Job results dialog and review details about successful or failed verifications.

photoshoped org level.png — **Figure 4**: Organization-level Backup verification status (click to enlarge)

You will only see results for boot verification status if a verification has run on the device.

A non-successful boot verification does not indicate a problem with your backup data. For a list of exit status codes and their meaning, refer to NinjaOne Device Backup: Boot Verification Exit Status Codes.