Backup-SPFarm for PowerPivot Service Application

Question

Hi 
I am using Backup-SPFarm PowerShell cmdlet to take a backup of my service applications.
I am able to take the backup of all my services applications except PowerPivot Service Application.
Below is my command:
Backup-SPFarm -Directory $backupSAFolder -BackupMethod Full -Item "Farm\Shared Services\Shared Services Applications\SQL Server PowerPivot Service Application"
Error:  Item Farm\Shared Services\Shared Services Applications\SQL Server PowerPivot Service Application not found. 
I also cross checked with the correct Application service name (to check if i am not doing any typo mistake) using 
Get-SPServiceApplication cmdlet. see the screenshot below.
Could somebody help me please.
My name is yogendra

Answer 1

You just need to take backup of service application databases from SQL server
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj218793.aspx
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2) Backup, Copy, Restore the Databases
The “SharePoint database-attach upgrade” process is a sequence of steps to back up, copy, and restore PowerPivot related content and service application databases to the SharePoint 2013 farm.
Set Database to read-only: In SQL Server Management Studio, right-click the database name and click
Properties. On the Options page, set the
Database read-Only property to
True.
Back up: Back up each content database and service application database that you want to migrate to the SharePoint 2013 farm. In SQL Server Management Studio, right-click the database name, click
Tasks, and click Back up.
File copy the database backup files (.bak) to the desired destination server.
Restore: Restore the databases to the destination SQL Server Database Engine. This step can be completed using SQL Server Management Studio.
Set Database to read-write: Set the
Database read-Only to False.
Migrate Schedules option1: SharePoint farm administrator
In the SharePoint 2013 Management Run the Set-PowerPivotServiceApplication cmdlet with the
-StartMigratingRefreshSchedules switch to enable automatic on demand schedule migration
. The following Windows PowerShell script assumes that there is only one PowerPivot service application.
$app=Get-PowerPivotServiceApplication
Set-PowerPivotServiceApplication $app -StartMigratingRefreshSchedules
After the Windows PowerShell script is run, the schedules are active and the schedules will run at the next appropriate time. However, the status one the schedule refresh page is not enabled. When the schedule runs the first time it will be migrated and
on the schedule refresh page, Enabled will be true.
If you want to check the current value of the StartMigratingRefreshSchedules property, run the following PowerShell script. The Script loops through all PowerPivot service application objects and display the name and property values:
$apps = Get-PowerPivotServiceApplication
foreach ($app in $apps){}
Get-PowerPivotServiceApplication $appp | format-table -property displayname,id,StartMigratingRefreshSchedules
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee210616.aspx
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