SPBackupSettings Class

Represents the configuration settings for a backup operation, including the number of threads to use.

Inheritance Hierarchy

System.Object
  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.SPAutoSerializingObject
    Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup.SPBackupRestoreSettings
      Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup.SPBackupSettings

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

<SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ObjectModel := True)> _
Public NotInheritable Class SPBackupSettings _
    Inherits SPBackupRestoreSettings

Dim instance As SPBackupSettings

[SharePointPermissionAttribute(SecurityAction.LinkDemand, ObjectModel = true)]
public sealed class SPBackupSettings : SPBackupRestoreSettings

Remarks

SPBackupSettings does not override any of its inherited members, and it adds only a single new property: BackupThreads, which specifies the number of threads that the backup operation should use.

Examples

The following example shows how to use the SPBackupSettings class in a backup application. For the full example and a detailed discussion of it, see How to: Programmatically Back Up Content.

static void Main(string[] args)
{
    // Identify the location for the backup storage.
    Console.Write("Enter full UNC path to the directory where the backup will be stored:");
    String backupLocation = Console.ReadLine();
    
    // Create the backup settings.
    SPBackupSettings settings = SPBackupRestoreSettings.GetBackupSettings(backupLocation, "Full");

    // Identify the content component to backup.
    Console.Write("Enter name of component to backup (default is whole farm):");
    settings.IndividualItem = Console.ReadLine();
    
    // Set optional operation parameters.
    settings.IsVerbose = true;
    settings.UpdateProgress = 10;
    settings.BackupThreads = 2;

    // Create the backup operation and return its ID.
    Guid backup = SPBackupRestoreConsole.CreateBackupRestore(settings);

    // Ensure that user has identified a valid and unique component.
    SPBackupRestoreObject node = EnsureUniqueValidComponentName(settings, ref backup);

    // Ensure that there is enough space.
    Boolean targetHasEnoughSpace = false;
    if (node != null)
    {
        targetHasEnoughSpace = EnsureEnoughDiskSpace(backupLocation, backup, node);
    }

    // If there is enough space, attempt to run the backup.
    if (targetHasEnoughSpace)
    {
        // Set the backup as the active job and run it.
        if (SPBackupRestoreConsole.SetActive(backup) == true)
        {
            if (SPBackupRestoreConsole.Run(backup, node) == false)
            {
                // Report "error" through your UI.
                String error = SPBackupRestoreConsole.Get(backup).FailureMessage;
                Console.WriteLine(error);
            }
        }
        else
        {
            // Report through your UI that another backup
            // or restore operation is underway. 
            Console.WriteLine("Another backup or restore operation is already underway. Try again when it ends.");
        }

        // Clean up the operation.
        SPBackupRestoreConsole.Remove(backup);

        Console.WriteLine("Backup attempt complete. Press Enter to continue.");
        Console.ReadLine();
    }
}// end Main

Thread Safety

Any public static (Shared in Visual Basic) members of this type are thread safe. Any instance members are not guaranteed to be thread safe.

See Also

Reference

SPBackupSettings Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup Namespace