Microsoft Backup

[Guest ChuckN]

Our server is a W2K3 Enterprise server with Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise.

I use Windows Backup to backup our exchange server every night. (I also

backup to tape. I use Windows backup to disc as a safety net.)

 

I would like to keep the latest three backups in case I get a bad backup.

 

Is there a utility available that would allow we to do that automatically?

 

Thanks for your help.

[Guest Jabez Gan [MVP]]

Re: Microsoft Backup

 

Hey Chuck,

 

Automatically? You can use task scheduler to schedule Ntbackup to backup

automatically...

 

--

Jabez Gan

Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

"ChuckN" <Chuck@newmanArchitecture.com> wrote in message

news:eJhp8rdQIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> Our server is a W2K3 Enterprise server with Exchange Server 2003

> Enterprise. I use Windows Backup to backup our exchange server every

> night. (I also backup to tape. I use Windows backup to disc as a safety

> net.)

>

> I would like to keep the latest three backups in case I get a bad backup.

>

> Is there a utility available that would allow we to do that automatically?

>

> Thanks for your help.

>

[Guest ChuckN]

Re: Microsoft Backup

 

We are using task scheduler to do that. What I would like is a utility that

will increment the name of the backup file in a way that will keep the last

three files and overwrite the 4th oldest file automatically.

 

"Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message

news:10AAE1D7-8C3A-410B-A8AA-D6C11B78BD83@microsoft.com...

> Hey Chuck,

>

> Automatically? You can use task scheduler to schedule Ntbackup to backup

> automatically...

>

> --

> Jabez Gan

> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

> "ChuckN" <Chuck@newmanArchitecture.com> wrote in message

> news:eJhp8rdQIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>> Our server is a W2K3 Enterprise server with Exchange Server 2003

>> Enterprise. I use Windows Backup to backup our exchange server every

>> night. (I also backup to tape. I use Windows backup to disc as a safety

>> net.)

>>

>> I would like to keep the latest three backups in case I get a bad backup.

>>

>> Is there a utility available that would allow we to do that

>> automatically?

>>

>> Thanks for your help.

>>

>

>

[Guest Bjarne Duelund]

Re: Microsoft Backup

 

You could write a simple .cmd script that does that -

delete *4

rename *3 -> *4

rename *2 -> *3

etc.

 

- Duelund

 

 

"ChuckN" <Chuck@newmanArchitecture.com> wrote in message news:OY2i03lQIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> We are using task scheduler to do that. What I would like is a utility that will increment the name of the backup file in a way

> that will keep the last three files and overwrite the 4th oldest file automatically.

>

> "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message news:10AAE1D7-8C3A-410B-A8AA-D6C11B78BD83@microsoft.com...

>> Hey Chuck,

>>

>> Automatically? You can use task scheduler to schedule Ntbackup to backup automatically...

>>

>> --

>> Jabez Gan

>> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

>> "ChuckN" <Chuck@newmanArchitecture.com> wrote in message news:eJhp8rdQIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>> Our server is a W2K3 Enterprise server with Exchange Server 2003 Enterprise. I use Windows Backup to backup our exchange server

>>> every night. (I also backup to tape. I use Windows backup to disc as a safety net.)

>>>

>>> I would like to keep the latest three backups in case I get a bad backup.

>>>

>>> Is there a utility available that would allow we to do that automatically?

>>>

>>> Thanks for your help.

>>>

>>

>>

>

>

[Guest ChuckN]

Re: Microsoft Backup

 

The simplest solutions are usually the best! Thanks

 

"Bjarne Duelund" <duelund (at) danbbs.dk> wrote in message

news:Ojd8EiuQIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> You could write a simple .cmd script that does that -

> delete *4

> rename *3 -> *4

> rename *2 -> *3

> etc.

>

> - Duelund

>

>

> "ChuckN" <Chuck@newmanArchitecture.com> wrote in message

> news:OY2i03lQIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> We are using task scheduler to do that. What I would like is a utility

>> that will increment the name of the backup file in a way that will keep

>> the last three files and overwrite the 4th oldest file automatically.

>>

>> "Jabez Gan [MVP]" <mingteikg@blizNOSPAMhosting.com> wrote in message

>> news:10AAE1D7-8C3A-410B-A8AA-D6C11B78BD83@microsoft.com...

>>> Hey Chuck,

>>>

>>> Automatically? You can use task scheduler to schedule Ntbackup to backup

>>> automatically...

>>>

>>> --

>>> Jabez Gan

>>> Microsoft MVP: Windows Server - File Storage

>>> "ChuckN" <Chuck@newmanArchitecture.com> wrote in message

>>> news:eJhp8rdQIHA.5208@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

>>>> Our server is a W2K3 Enterprise server with Exchange Server 2003

>>>> Enterprise. I use Windows Backup to backup our exchange server every

>>>> night. (I also backup to tape. I use Windows backup to disc as a

>>>> safety net.)

>>>>

>>>> I would like to keep the latest three backups in case I get a bad

>>>> backup.

>>>>

>>>> Is there a utility available that would allow we to do that

>>>> automatically?

>>>>

>>>> Thanks for your help.

>>>>

>>>

>>>

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