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Back up a SQL Server database, regardless of version (certain versions don't support scheduled backups via SSMS)
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| $instanceName = "[db instance name goes here]" | |
| $server = New-Object -TypeName Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Smo.Server -ArgumentList $instanceName | |
| $databasename = "[db name goes here]" | |
| $timestamp = Get-Date -Format yyyyMMddHHmmss | |
| $backupfolder = "[full path to backup folder]" | |
| $backupfile = "$($databasename)_Full_$($timestamp).bak" | |
| $fullBackupFile = Join-Path $backupfolder $backupfile | |
| Backup-SqlDatabase ` | |
| -ServerInstance $instanceName ` | |
| -Database $databasename ` | |
| -BackupFile $fullBackupFile ` | |
| -Checksum ` | |
| -Initialize ` | |
| -BackupSetName "$databasename Full Backup" ` |
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