Using NTBackup daily

[Guest Owen@7]

I am running Win2k sp 4.

I want to use NTBackup to backup up user files on a network share which is

on the server itself. I want to run full backups with the destination of the

backup on a usb harddrive. I want to keep the last 2 weeks.

I can get the backup to work. The next day, the new backup will over write

the previous.

How can I get it amend the name of the file automatically, so not to over

write?.

 

regards,

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Using NTBackup daily

 

 

"Owen@7" <Owen7@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2AFF79EE-29E0-46F9-98A9-B9B3AFDB6062@microsoft.com...

>I am running Win2k sp 4.

> I want to use NTBackup to backup up user files on a network share which is

> on the server itself. I want to run full backups with the destination of

> the

> backup on a usb harddrive. I want to keep the last 2 weeks.

> I can get the backup to work. The next day, the new backup will over write

> the previous.

> How can I get it amend the name of the file automatically, so not to over

> write?.

>

> regards,

 

If you invoke the backup process manually then you can

enter a different name each day.

 

If you invoke it automatically, either via a shortcut or via

the Task Scheduler, then you would have a command line

that starts with ntbackup.exe. If you post this line here

then someone will give you a batch file solution that meets

your requirements.

 

As an alternative you might consider using xcopy.exe for

your backups. It would make file recovery much easier

and it would be independent of the Windows version you

use. Again a batch file could provide the 14 versions that

you require.

[Guest Damian]

RE: Using NTBackup daily

 

Hi Owen,

I use ntbackup, but not quite the way you are. Would suggest perhaps

Robocopy (windows copy utility with logs - can be set to just highlight

errors) replication might be a better option. This can be set to mirror (two

way copy) or grow (one way copy).

To do what you want with a bkf, I would think you would either

create 14 scheduled jobs

run two scheduled tasks; one backup, then one job to rename/copy the files.

 

If you create a batch file to use the copy command to create another

instance of the back with say date switches

(eg:%date:~10,4%%date:~7,2%%date:~4,2%)

 

 

"Owen@7" wrote:

> I am running Win2k sp 4.

> I want to use NTBackup to backup up user files on a network share which is

> on the server itself. I want to run full backups with the destination of the

> backup on a usb harddrive. I want to keep the last 2 weeks.

> I can get the backup to work. The next day, the new backup will over write

> the previous.

> How can I get it amend the name of the file automatically, so not to over

> write?.

>

> regards,