sync: auto-sync from HOWARD-HOME at 2026-07-07 17:33:19

Author: Howard Enos
Machine: HOWARD-HOME
Timestamp: 2026-07-07 17:33:19

scratch-startbkup.ps1

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+$ErrorActionPreference='Stop'
+$target='\\TPS-SVR\TPSBackup'
+
+# Pre-flight: confirm we can write to the target as the machine account
+$probe = Join-Path $target ("_probe_{0}.txt" -f $env:COMPUTERNAME)
+try { Set-Content -Path $probe -Value 'ok' -ErrorAction Stop; Remove-Item $probe -Force; Write-Host "target writable: YES" }
+catch { Write-Host "target writable: NO -> $_"; throw }
+
+# Detached one-time scheduled task so the backup outlives this RMM command
+$log = 'C:\Windows\Temp\tps-bmr.log'
+$cmd = "wbadmin start backup -backupTarget:$target -allCritical -vssCopy -quiet"
+$action    = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'cmd.exe' -Argument "/c $cmd > `"$log`" 2>&1"
+$principal = New-ScheduledTaskPrincipal -UserId 'NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM' -LogonType ServiceAccount -RunLevel Highest
+$settings  = New-ScheduledTaskSettingsSet -AllowStartIfOnBatteries -DontStopIfGoingOnBatteries -ExecutionTimeLimit (New-TimeSpan -Hours 12)
+$task      = New-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Principal $principal -Settings $settings
+Register-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'TPS-BMR-Backup' -InputObject $task -Force | Out-Null
+Start-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'TPS-BMR-Backup'
+Start-Sleep -Seconds 12
+
+"==== TASK STATE ===="
+Get-ScheduledTask -TaskName 'TPS-BMR-Backup' | Select-Object TaskName,State | Format-Table -Auto | Out-String
+"==== WBADMIN STATUS ===="
+wbadmin get status 2>&1 | Out-String
+"==== LOG HEAD ===="
+if(Test-Path $log){ Get-Content $log -TotalCount 15 | Out-String } else { "(log not created yet)" }
+"==== DONE ===="