Auto Backup DNN Website files, data and copy to Azure Storage
WebServerBackUp is a console application designed to run from the windows task manager or manually activated. It is designed to backup all the files required by DNN Websites on the server and make a versioned (snapshot) history of these files on Azure Storage.
#BackupDB(); Creates a backup of ALL user databases in a SQL server instance. And then zips these into a single zip file.
#BackupWebSites(); Searches for any subfolder from the root folder provided, that contains a "Default.aspx" file. All sub-folders containing a "Default.aspx" will be zipped into individual sub-folder named zip files.
#IISSettings(); Makes a copy of all IIS settings and zips them
#IISlogFiles(); Clears all IIS Logs files older than the date given.
#CopyToAzure();
Copies all the backup files to Azure and makes a snapshot.
Any snapshots older than the given retension time will be deleted.
The retension time of snapshots made on the 1st of the month is set to 32 days.
#ResultFile(); Sends a results file to the azure container, indicating if the backup was successful, this can be checked to ensure the backup has worked.
Run the "WebServerBackup.msi" install fie on the server. This will load all required files into the "C:\Program Files (x86)\WebServerBackup" folder.
Edit the "WebServerBackUp.exe.config" file in that folder to activate the options and to set the correct settings. By default all options are set to "false", to actiavte an option set the relative setting in the config file to "true".
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/storage-dotnet-how-to-use-blobs
** Explorer to deal with snapshot downloads and management. http://www.red-gate.com/products/azure-development/azure-explorer/
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