Backup a SharePoint Site

Backup SharePoint Site

Backup-SPSite http://sitename -Path E:\Backup\site_name.bak

NAME

    Backup-SPSite

SYNOPSIS

    Performs a backup of a site collection.

SYNTAX

    Backup-SPSite [-Identity] <SPSitePipeBind> -Path <String> [-AssignmentCollection <SPAssignmentCollection>] [-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]] [-Force <SwitchParameter>] [-NoSiteLock <SwitchParameter>] [-UseSqlSnapshot <SwitchParameter>] [-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

The Backup-SPSite cmdlet performs a backup of the site collection when the Identity parameter is used. By default, the site collection will be set to read-only for the duration of the backup to reduce the potential for user activity during the backup operation to corrupt the backup.