Configure a Windows Backup Check

Get alerted when Windows Server Backup has not run recently

Written By Erdinc Akay

Last updated 26 days ago

Configure a Windows Backup Check

Add Check dialog with Windows Backup selected; Display Name pre-filled and Show advanced options collapsed; the primary Add Check button at the bottom-right is outlined in red.

A Windows Backup Check monitors how long ago the last successful Windows Server Backup ran and alerts when backups become overdue. This catches backup failures before they become a disaster recovery problem.

Prerequisites

  • You need the Monitoring Check Management permission. Your administrator assigns permissions under Administration → Groups.
  • The target device must be a Windows Server with the Windows Server Backup feature installed and a connected agent.
  • The check uses the wbadmin utility to query status. It does not work with third-party backup solutions — for Veeam, use the Veeam check instead.

Steps

  1. Go to Devices and open the device.
  2. Click the Checks tab → Add Check → Windows Backup.
  3. Expand Show advanced options to reveal the threshold fields.
  4. Configure the thresholds:
FieldRecommended valueDescription
Warning after (hours)24Warning when the last successful backup is older than this
Critical after (hours)48Critical when the last backup is older than this
  1. Click Add Check.

What the check reports

The check result includes the timestamp of the last successful backup, its age in hours, the backup location, and whether the backup is recoverable. The check status (OK, Warning, or Critical) is derived from the age of the last successful backup against your thresholds — a failed nightly backup shows up when the age crosses the warning threshold.

Tips

  • Set the warning threshold to match the backup schedule. For daily backups, 24 hours is a good value — the warning fires immediately when a nightly backup fails.
  • This check monitors Windows Server Backup only. For third-party backup solutions, use the corresponding integration check (e.g. Veeam).
  • The check requires the Windows Server Backup feature to be installed. If it is not installed, the check reports a warning.

After the first check interval, the result appears in the device's Checks tab.

See also: Windows Backup Check Reference