Backup Operations

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can use the Windows Server Backup snap-in or the wbadmin command to create and manage backups to protect your operating system, volumes, files, and application data. Backups can be saved to single or multiple disks, DVDs, removable media, or remote shared folders. They can also be scheduled to run automatically or manually.

However, system state backup is only available for the command line and is not available in the Windows Server Backup snap-in user interface. Also, you cannot configure a scheduled backup to create system state backups—but you can script the wbadmin start systemstatebackup command to run backups on a schedule.

In addition, you can use the Local Group Policy Editor snap-in (Gpedit.msc) to allow or disallow certain types of backups or backup locations. Policy settings for Windows Server Backup are located at: Local Computer Policy\Computer Configuration\Administrative Templates\Windows Components\Backup\Server.

Events

Event ID	Source	Message
4	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup finished successfully.
5	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%6' failed with following error code '%2'.
8	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup cancelled.
9	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed as Volume Shadow copy operation failed for backup volumes with following error code '%2'.
17	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed because Windows Backup engine could not be contacted, error code '%2'.
18	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Scheduled backup started at '%1' failed because the schedule settings was not found.
19	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup attempted at '%4' failed to start, error code '%5'.
20	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%2' failed as another backup or recovery is in progress.
21	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Scheduled backup configuration conflicts with group policy settings, error - '%1'. Failing scheduled backup started at '%2' due to the conflict.
22	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%2' failed as recovery planning is in progress through some other client.
49	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup failed as no target could be found.
50	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup failed as required space was not available on the backup target.
52	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup task failed as the configured network target is not writeable.
100	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup schedule was cancelled. Backups would no more run as per schedule.
517	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed with following error code '%2' (%3). Please rerun backup once issue is resolved.
518	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed as another backup or recovery is in progress. Please re-run backup.
521	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed as Volume Shadow copy operation failed for backup volumes with following error code '%2'. Please rerun backup once issue is resolved.
527	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed as recovery planning is in progress through some other client. Please re-run backup.
528	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Scheduled backup configuration conflicts with group policy settings, error - '%2'. Failing scheduled backup started at '%1' due to the conflict. Please modify scheduled backup configuration to avoid the conflict.
544	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed because Windows Backup engine could not be contacted, error code '%2'. Please check if engine service is installed and enabled.
545	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Scheduled backup started at '%1' failed because the schedule settings was not found. Please re-configure scheduled backup.
546	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup attempted at '%1' failed to start, error code '%2'.
561	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed as no target could be found. Please attach a backup target and rerun backup.
564	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup started at '%1' failed as network target '%2' is not writeable. Please ensure user '%3' has write permissions on the target.
612	Microsoft-Windows-Backup	Backup schedule was cancelled. Backups would no more run as per schedule.

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