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Windows Server Backup

Overview of the Windows Server Backup technology.

To develop Windows Server Backup, you need these headers:

For programming guidance for this technology, see:

Enumerations

 
WSB_OB_STATUS_ENTRY_PAIR_TYPE

Indicates the type of the parameter value.

Functions

 
Abort

Cancels an incomplete asynchronous operation.
CheckConsistency

Checks the consistency of the VSS writer's components in the shadow copy after shadow copies are created for the volumes to be backed up.
DeregisterOnlineBackupFromWindowsServerBackup

De-registers an already registered Cloud backup provider.
IsRollForwardSupported

Reports whether the application supports roll-forward restore.
OrderComponents

Specifies the order in which application components are to be restored.
PostRestore

Performs application-specific PostRestore operations.
PreRestore

Performs application-specific PreRestore operations.
QueryStatus

Queries the status of an asynchronous operation.
RegisterOnlineBackupWithWindowsServerBackup

Registers a Cloud backup provider with Windows Server Backup.
UpdateOBStatusInWindowsServerBackup

Updates the Cloud backup provider status in the Windows Server Backup MMC snap-in.

Interfaces

 
IWsbApplicationAsync

Defines methods to monitor and control the progress of an asynchronous operation.
IWsbApplicationBackupSupport

Defines a method for checking the consistency of the application's VSS writer's components.
IWsbApplicationRestoreSupport

Defines methods for performing application-specific restore tasks.

Structures

 
WSB_OB_REGISTRATION_INFO

Contains information to register a cloud backup provider with Windows Server Backup.
WSB_OB_STATUS_ENTRY

Contains status information for one entry to be shown in the Windows Server Backup MMC snap-in.
WSB_OB_STATUS_ENTRY_VALUE_TYPE_PAIR

Contains the value and value type for a parameter used to expand the value resource string.
WSB_OB_STATUS_INFO

Contains information to update the cloud backup provider status in the Windows Server Backup MMC snap-in.