Data scrubbing is the process of removing sensitive or confidential data from backups before restoring them, to comply with regulatory or legal requirements1. Veeam Backup & Replication supports data scrubbing for VMware VMs by using a custom script that runs inside the virtual lab2.
To perform data scrubbing, you need to create a virtual lab, an application group, and a SureBackup job. The virtual lab is a fenced-off environment where you can test and verify your backups without affecting the production network3. The application group is a collection of VMs that you want to restore and scrub. The SureBackup job is a task that automates the verification and restoration of VMs in the virtual lab.
The custom script is a PowerShell script that you need to write and configure to run on the VMs in the application group. The script should perform the necessary actions to delete or modify the data that you want to scrub, such as files, folders, registry keys, database records, etc2. You can use the Veeam PowerShell snap-in to access the Veeam functionality and objects from the script.
You can find more information about data scrubbing and how to configure it in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide for VMware vSphere2.