Windows Server Backup : Scheduled Backup2022/12/23

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# confirm disks
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WBDisk

DiskName       : VMware Virtual NVMe Disk
DiskNumber     : 0
DiskId         : 709e4dfd-d548-42b6-9342-bd165be3c5ba
TotalSpace     : 128849018880
FreeSpace      : 109411463680
Volumes        : {EFI System Partition, Local disk (C:)}
ContainsBackup : False
BackupVolumeId : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Properties     : ContainsOemPartition, ContainsCriticalVolume

DiskName       : VMware Virtual NVMe Disk
DiskNumber     : 1
DiskId         : 02661949-94dd-430f-989e-c24cf220bf6c
TotalSpace     : 85899345920
FreeSpace      : 71359353344
Volumes        : {Local Disk (D:)}
ContainsBackup : False
BackupVolumeId : 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Properties     : ValidTarget

# set disks to a disk object
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $Disks = Get-WBDisk

# set empty backup policy object
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $Policy = New-WBPolicy

# add current system state to the backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Add-WBSystemState -Policy $Policy

# add baremetal revovery to the backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Add-WBBareMetalRecovery -Policy $Policy

# add source files/folders/volumes to take backup to the backup policy
# example follows specifies C dirive all
PS C:\Users\Administrator> New-WBFileSpec -FileSpec "C:" | Add-WBFileSpec -Policy $Policy

# set Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) option to the backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-WBVssBackupOptions -Policy $Policy -VssCopyBackup

# set backup tagret Path
# example below specifies local disk
# specify a disk from the result of [Get-WBDisk]
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $BackupLocation = New-WBBackupTarget -Disk $Disks[1]

# add backup tagret to the backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Add-WBBackupTarget -Policy $Policy -Target $BackupLocation

Label                  :
WBDisk                 : VMware Virtual NVMe Disk
WBVolume               :
Path                   :
TargetType             : Disk
InheritAcl             : False
PreserveExistingBackup : False

# confirm configured backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> $Policy

Schedule              :
BackupTargets         : {VMware Virtual NVMe Disk}
VolumesToBackup       :
FilesSpecsToBackup    : {C:*}
FilesSpecsToExclude   : {}
ComponentsToBackup    :
BMR                   : True
SystemState           : True
OverwriteOldFormatVhd : False
VssBackupOptions      : VssCopyBackup

# set schedule for backup policy
# for multiple schedule, specify times with comma separated
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-WBSchedule -Policy $Policy -Schedule 01:30

Wednesday, December 21, 2022 1:30:00 AM

# set backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Set-WBPolicy -Policy $Policy
Warning
Do you want to format the backup storage disk VMware Virtual NVMe Disk?
[Y] Yes  [A] Yes to All  [N] No  [L] No to All  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y

# confirm configured backup policy
PS C:\Users\Administrator> Get-WBPolicy

Schedule              : {12/21/2022 1:30:00 AM}
BackupTargets         : {rx- 12/21/2022 9:01:36 PM Disk01}
VolumesToBackup       : {EFI System Partition, Local disk (C:), (Disk does not have drive letter)
                        (\\?\Volume{1fc33f07-cb61-4747-b878-7e8337269bb1}\)}
FilesSpecsToBackup    : {}
FilesSpecsToExclude   : {}
ComponentsToBackup    : {}
BMR                   : True
SystemState           : True
OverwriteOldFormatVhd : False
VssBackupOptions      : VssCopyBackup