I have made a number of backups of service applications using PowerShell -

e.g.

Backup-SPfarm -Directory "//SP11/SPCA_Backups" -BackupMethod Full -Item  "Farm\Shared Servicess\Shared Services Applications\Secure Store"
Backup-SPfarm -Directory "//SP11/SPCA_Backups" -BackupMethod Full -Item  "Farm\Shared Services\Shared Services Applications\PowerPoint Conversion"
Backup-SPfarm -Directory "//SP11/SPCA_Backups" -BackupMethod Full -Item  "Farm\Shared Services\Shared Services Applications\PerformancePoint"

All seems fine - the backups are visible in the SPCA_Backups folder - however when I go to SPCA backup and restore - view backup history - nothing shows - just the line in the title: No backup history was found. Choose a different directory path.

I've checked the spbrtoc file and the path is correct - just SPCA can't see any of the backups

As things stand this makes my backups useless -

Can anyone help?

Cheers

J

Hi J,

Please go to check if there is spbackup.log file under "//SP11/SPCA_Backups" directory. As I tested, my spbackup.log file is under "C:\SPCA_Backups\spbr0000".

If you go to Central Administration > Backup and Restore > Check backup and restore job status, there is no message, please click View History and go to Backup and Restore History page, confirm the Backup Directory Location is the right one and click Refresh to test the issue again.

Regards,