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Backup-Dashboard/collectors/wsb/Get-WsbCollectorDiagnostics.ps1
kyleandClaude Opus 5.5 a14b1b0dc9 Add Windows Server Backup collector
PowerShell script for servers using Windows Server Backup, run hourly as
a SYSTEM scheduled task under Windows PowerShell 5.1. Each server is one
dashboard job.

- Backup jobs from Get-WBJob (in progress and -Previous) within the
  lookback window; restores are ignored. WSB jobs have no ID, so runs
  are keyed on start time, which also merges a Running report with the
  finished one
- Error HRESULT -> failed; detailed error or a failed item -> warning;
  messages include the error description, codes as 0x8XXXXXXX, failed
  items and the failure log path
- Next run from Get-WBSummary's NextBackupTime
- Get-WsbCollectorDiagnostics.ps1 dumps the cmdlets' real objects and
  recent Microsoft-Windows-Backup events (to check whether job times
  are local or UTC); installer adapted from the MARS one

Not yet run against a real server.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
2026-10-07 15:56:04 -06:00

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<#
.SYNOPSIS
Read-only dump of what the Windows Server Backup cmdlets return, for troubleshooting the collector.
.DESCRIPTION
The collector reads properties of Get-WBJob / Get-WBSummary results whose names and time zones
aren't fully documented. This prints those objects' real structure (property names, types and
values, a few levels deep), plus recent events from the Microsoft-Windows-Backup log, whose
timestamps are reliable local times to compare against. Nothing is changed. Output is also
saved to a text file.
.EXAMPLE
.\Get-WsbCollectorDiagnostics.ps1
#>
[CmdletBinding()]
param(
[int]$Jobs = 3,
[int]$Events = 15,
[string]$OutFile = (Join-Path $env:TEMP 'wsb-collector-diagnostics.txt')
)
$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'
$MaxDepth = 6
if (-not (Get-Command Get-WBJob -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue)) {
Import-Module WindowsServerBackup
}
function Test-Scalar($Value) {
return $null -eq $Value -or $Value -is [string] -or $Value -is [ValueType] -or $Value -is [guid]
}
# Recursive "name (type) = value" listing. Collections show their first 3 items.
function Show-Object($Value, [string]$Indent = ' ', [int]$Depth = 0) {
if (Test-Scalar $Value) { return }
if ($Depth -ge $MaxDepth) { "$Indent..."; return }
if ($Value -is [Collections.IEnumerable]) {
$items = @($Value)
"$Indent[$($items.Count) item(s)]"
$i = 0
foreach ($item in $items | Select-Object -First 3) {
"$Indent[$i] ($($item.GetType().FullName))$(if (Test-Scalar $item) { " = $item" })"
Show-Object $item "$Indent " ($Depth + 1)
$i++
}
return
}
foreach ($p in $Value.PSObject.Properties) {
try { $v = $p.Value } catch { "$Indent$($p.Name) = <error: $($_.Exception.Message)>"; continue }
$type = if ($null -eq $v) { 'null' } else { $v.GetType().FullName }
if (Test-Scalar $v) {
"$Indent$($p.Name) ($type) = $v"
} else {
$text = [string]$v
if ($text.Length -gt 100) { $text = $text.Substring(0, 97) + '...' }
"$Indent$($p.Name) ($type) = $text"
Show-Object $v "$Indent " ($Depth + 1)
}
}
}
function Show-Section([string]$Title, [scriptblock]$Get) {
"== $Title"
try {
$result = @(& $Get)
if ($result.Count -eq 0 -or ($result.Count -eq 1 -and $null -eq $result[0])) { ' (nothing returned)' }
$n = 0
foreach ($item in $result) {
if ($null -eq $item) { continue }
" [$n] ($($item.GetType().FullName))"
Show-Object $item ' '
$n++
}
} catch {
" error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
''
}
$report = & {
"Generated $(Get-Date -Format o) on $env:COMPUTERNAME, PowerShell $($PSVersionTable.PSVersion)"
"Local time zone: $([TimeZoneInfo]::Local.Id), UTC offset now $([TimeZoneInfo]::Local.GetUtcOffset((Get-Date)))"
''
Show-Section 'Get-WBSummary' { Get-WBSummary }
Show-Section 'Get-WBJob (in progress)' { Get-WBJob }
Show-Section "Get-WBJob -Previous $Jobs" { Get-WBJob -Previous $Jobs }
Show-Section 'Get-WBPolicy | Get-WBSchedule' {
$policy = Get-WBPolicy
if ($policy) { Get-WBSchedule -Policy $policy } else { '(no scheduled backup policy)' }
}
"== Microsoft-Windows-Backup event log (last $Events, local times)"
try {
Get-WinEvent -LogName 'Microsoft-Windows-Backup' -MaxEvents $Events |
Select-Object TimeCreated, Id, LevelDisplayName, @{ n = 'Message'; e = { ($_.Message -split "`r?`n")[0] } } |
Format-Table -AutoSize -Wrap | Out-String -Width 300
} catch {
" error: $($_.Exception.Message)"
}
} | Out-String -Width 300
$report
$report | Set-Content -Path $OutFile -Encoding UTF8
Write-Host "Saved to $OutFile"