Using the following command:
Backup-SPFarm -Directory "D:\Backupfarm" -BackupMethod full
I can see the folder spbr0002 created, within that there are several .bak files created. What is the difference between the above script and below script which creates.dat file.
#
# SharePoint 2010 Unleashed - PowerShell SharePoint backup script
# http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-SharePoint-2010-Unleashed-Michael/dp/0672333252
# Copyright: Toni Frankola
# Version: 1.1.0, Jul 2011.
#
# Source: http://www.sharepointusecases.com/?p=1597
# Licensed under the MIT License:
# http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
#
cls
if((Get-PSSnapin | Where {$_.Name -eq "Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell"}) -eq $null) {
Add-PSSnapin Microsoft.SharePoint.PowerShell;
}
Function Backup-SPSiteCollections ()
{
param(
[Parameter(
Position=0,
Mandatory=$true
)]
[Guid]$SPSiteID,
[Parameter(
Position=0,
Mandatory=$true
)]
[string]$BackupFolder,
[Parameter(
Position=0,
Mandatory=$true
)]
[string]$SiteName,
[Parameter(
Position=0,
Mandatory=$true
)]
[int]$BackupFilesLimit,
[Parameter(
Position=0,
Mandatory=$false
)]
[string]$Email = "",
[Parameter(
Position=0,
Mandatory=$false
)]
[string]$SmtpServer = ""
)
$siteNameSlug = $SiteName -replace "https://", ""
$siteNameSlug = $siteNameSlug -replace "http://", ""
$siteNameSlug = $siteNameSlug -replace ":", "-"
$siteNameSlug = $siteNameSlug -replace " ", "-"
$siteNameSlug = $siteNameSlug -replace "/", "-"
$siteNameSlug = $siteNameSlug -replace "\.", "-"
# Test if backup folder exists
if (Test-Path $BackupFolder)
{
# Retrive previous backup files , sorted by last write time (last modified)
$files = Get-Childitem $BackupFolder | where {$_.Name -like ("*" + $siteNameSlug + "*.dat")} | Sort $_.LastWriteTime
$filesCount = @($files).Count
# If there are more files in directory than backupFilesLimit
if($filesCount -ge $BackupFilesLimit)
{
# Delete all older files
for ( $i=0; $i -lt $filesCount-$BackupFilesLimit+1; $i++)
{
Remove-Item ($BackupFolder + $files[$i].Name)
}
}
}
# If backup folder does not exist it will be created
else
{
New-Item $BackupFolder -type directory
}
$backupFileName = ("" + $siteNameSlug + "_" + (Get-Date -Format yyyy-MM-ddThh-mm-ss) + ".dat")
$backupFilePath = $BackupFolder + $backupFileName
$startTime = Get-Date
Backup-SPSite -identity $_.ID -path ($backupFilePath) -force
$endTime = Get-Date
# Checking if Email and SmtpServer values have been defined
if($Email -ne "" -and $SmtpServer -ne "")
{
$subject = "SharePoint Site Collection Backup Completed!"
$body = "The following site collection was backuped: " + $SiteName + "`n"
$body += "Site collection was backuped to: " + $backupFileName + "`n"
$body += "Backup started on: " + $startTime + ", and ended on: " + $endTime + "`n`n"
# Retrieving Site Collection size
$SiteCollectionSize = Get-SPSite "http://team.devwin.imsa" | Select @{Label="Size"; Expression={$_.Usage.Storage/1MB}} | Select Size
# Retrieving backup file size
$backupFileSize = Get-ChildItem $backupFilePath
$backupFileSize = [Math]::Round($backupFileSize.length/1MB, 2)
$body += "Site collection size on SharePoint system is: " + [Math]::Round($SiteCollectionSize.Size, 2) + " MB`n"
$body += "Backup file size: " + $backupFileSize + " MB"
$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient($SmtpServer)
# Sending email
$smtp.Send($Email, $Email, $subject, $body)
}
}
# Backup all site collections in your farm
Get-SPSite -Limit All | ForEach-Object {Backup-SPSiteCollections -SPSiteID $_.ID -BackupFolder "D:\Backupfarm\" -SiteName $_.Url -BackupFilesLimit 5 -Email "csaha@imsa.edu" -SmtpServer "mail.imsa.edu"}
#Backup a site collection whose URL equals http://intranet.contoso.com
Get-SPSite | Where {$_.Url -eq "http://team.devwin.imsa"} | ForEach-Object {Backup-SPSiteCollections -SPSiteID $_.ID -BackupFolder "D:\Backupfarm\" -SiteName $_.Url -BackupFilesLimit 5 -Email "csaha@imsa.edu" -SmtpServer "x.imsa.edu"}
#Backup all site collections whose URL is not equal to http://no-backup.contoso.com, no emails will be sent
Get-SPSite | where {$_.Url -ne "http://no-backup.contoso.com"} | ForEach-Object {Backup-SPSiteCollections -SPSiteID $_.ID -BackupFolder "D:\Backupfarm\" -SiteName $_.Url -BackupFilesLimit 5}
# Backup site
Backup-SPSite http://team.devwin.imsa/ -path "D:\Backupfarm\team.bak" -force
