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.

Backup and Recovery Operations

File Services