diff --git a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
index f35a95a5..bde5e398 100644
--- a/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
+++ b/server/AyaNova/generator/CoreJobBackup.cs
@@ -40,15 +40,30 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
                 return;//nope, so we have already run today's backup
 
             //Ok, we're into backup time and it's been more than 24 hours since it last ran so let's do this...
+            AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.ApiServerState apiServerState = null;
             try
             {
                 BackupIsRunning = true;
+                //LOCK DOWN SERVER
+                apiServerState = (AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.ApiServerState)ServiceProviderProvider.Provider.GetService(typeof(AyaNova.Api.ControllerHelpers.ApiServerState));
+                apiServerState.SetClosed("BACKUP JOB RUNNING");
+
                 log.LogTrace("Backup starting");
 
                 //*************
-               
+
+                //DO DATA BACKUP
                 log.LogInformation("SIMULATED BACKUP RUNNING NOW - TORA TORA TORA!");
-               
+                log.LogInformation($"dbdump path: {ServerBootConfig.AYANOVA_BACKUP_PG_DUMP_PATH}");
+
+                //DO FILE BACKUP IF ATTACHMENTS BACKED UP
+
+                //OPNE SERVER
+
+                //PRUNE BACKUP SETS NOT KEPT
+
+                //v.next - COPY TO ONLINE STORAGE
+
                 //***************
 
                 //Update last backup
@@ -66,6 +81,7 @@ namespace AyaNova.Biz
             }
             finally
             {
+                apiServerState.ResumePriorState();
                 BackupIsRunning = false;
             }
         }