OFF TOPIC Windows Backup

[Carl Yost Jr]

Not sure if anyone hit on this with Windows backup but you need to go into the retore media manage tab and mark the media as free to use. A lot of the automated features are stripped out of MS's backup software that you would normally see. When I put in new media I also always seem to have to do a quick small backup so NTBackup will add the media to the media pool and so I can mark it free daily. I had an arcticle on how to automate more of NTBackup if I can find it again I will send it off to you. I have a windows 2003 server box I have to do this on daily. 
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Bennett" <Justin.Bennett at dynabrade.com>
To: nflug at nflug.org
Subject: OFF TOPIC Windows Backup
Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2005 09:39:19 -0500

> 
> Sorry for the post but I need a little help, I know absolutely 
> nothing about backing up a windows box. What I have is a stand 
> alone Windows 2003 Server box I need to backup nightly. I has a 
> Vs160 tape drive, I'm trying to use this windows backup utility to 
> schedule a nightly backup and it doesn't look like it fired last 
> night. It had a brand new tape in it, I think it might have to do 
> with that.
> 
> I don't have to use this, I'm just looking for something robust, 
> that I can back the server up and restore it to another machine if 
> it dies. Something kinda like tar. I can put it in another box and 
> extract files, no cataloging, media sets, or other crap. Free is 
> always good too.
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Justin
> 
> -- Justin Bennett
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade, Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr.
> Clarence, NY 14031
> 

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