You can use the message backup and restore command-line utility, Mqbkup, provided with Message Queuing to protect message storage files, log files, transaction log files, and registry settings against computer failure. You must first create a folder to use for backup before using the utility. You run the utility from a command prompt by typing mqbkup.

The syntax of the utility is:

mqbkup {-b folderpath | -r folderpath | -c msmq_resource_name | -?}

where:

-b folderpath backs up the files to the specified folder,

-r folderpath restores the files from the specified folder,

-c msmq_resource_name specify the name of the clustered msmq resource

-? displays help for the utility.

Before restoring messages, you must close Control Panel and all Message Queuing applications or any application that holds open a registry key handle to the HKLM\Software\MSMQ\Parameters registry key. Such applications typically include the Computer Management console if the MSMQ snap-in is loaded, the MSMQ trigger service, and some third party applications.

Certificate and cryptographic key information is not backed up using this utility.

After a restore operation, you must register a new user certificate. For information about how to register a certificate, see Register certificates for Message Queuing.

This utility stops and restarts the Message Queuing service.