ntbackup fails using scheduler but works fine if done manually

[Guest Ted]

Hi,

 

Windows 2003 Server, File and Print and Database, member of a domain. I

setup ntbackup to do a nightly job but it continues to fail. I have a few

USB external drives that I swap and take off site. I replace these every few

days as it is cheaper and more convenient than tape. My problem is the

backup job when it is set to automatic it fails saying it cannot locate the

media. I have the removeable drive on another server that is running a local

backup and works fine. This server is connected to that with a drive

mapping. If i go into the backup job, and copy and paste the command line

parameters to a command prompt the backup works just fine.

 

Any ideas on why this is failing?

 

Thanks

 

Ted

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: ntbackup fails using scheduler but works fine if done manually

 

 

"Ted" <Ted@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:2239F7C4-901E-4A9C-A69E-BD78D49162C8@microsoft.com...

> Hi,

>

> Windows 2003 Server, File and Print and Database, member of a domain. I

> setup ntbackup to do a nightly job but it continues to fail. I have a few

> USB external drives that I swap and take off site. I replace these every

> few

> days as it is cheaper and more convenient than tape. My problem is the

> backup job when it is set to automatic it fails saying it cannot locate

> the

> media. I have the removeable drive on another server that is running a

> local

> backup and works fine. This server is connected to that with a drive

> mapping. If i go into the backup job, and copy and paste the command

> line

> parameters to a command prompt the backup works just fine.

>

> Any ideas on why this is failing?

>

> Thanks

>

> Ted

 

I suspect that your drive letters are mixed up. Use the Task Scheduler

to run the following batch file, then examine c:\Drives.txt.

 

@echo off

cscript //nologo c:\DiskParms.vbs > c:\Drives.txt

 

The file c:\DiskParms.vbs must contain the following code:

 

Const Removable = 1

Const Fixed = 2

Const Network = 3

Const CDROM = 4

Const RAMDisk = 5

NewLine=Chr(10)

 

Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

Set drives = fso.Drives

 

S = ""

For Each drive In drives

S = S & "Drive " & drive.Path

S = S & " " & ShowDriveType(Drive)

If drive.IsReady Then S = S & ", ready" Else S = S & ", not ready"

 

if drive.IsReady Then

If drive.DriveType=Network Then

S = S & ", Label=" & drive.ShareName

Else

S = S & ", Label=" & drive.VolumeName

End If

 

S = S & ", FS=" & drive.FileSystem

S = S & ", Total=" & Int(drive.TotalSize/1000000)

S = S & ", Free=" & Int(drive.FreeSpace/1000000)

S = S & ", Available=" & Int(drive.AvailableSpace/1000000)

S = S & ", Serial=" & Hex(drive.SerialNumber)

End If

 

S = S & NewLine

Next

wscript.echo S

'==========================

Function ShowDriveType(Drive)

 

Select Case drive.DriveType

Case Removable

S = "Removable"

Case Fixed

S = "Fixed"

Case Network

S = "Network"

Case CDROM

S = "CD-ROM"

Case RAMDisk

S = "RAM Disk"

Case Else

S = "Unknown"

End Select

 

ShowDriveType = S

End Function

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: ntbackup fails using scheduler but works fine if done manually

 

Try using a UNC path as mapped drives won't natively exist when no one is

logged on.

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Ted" wrote:

> Hi,

>

> Windows 2003 Server, File and Print and Database, member of a domain. I

> setup ntbackup to do a nightly job but it continues to fail. I have a few

> USB external drives that I swap and take off site. I replace these every

> few

> days as it is cheaper and more convenient than tape. My problem is the

> backup job when it is set to automatic it fails saying it cannot locate

> the

> media. I have the removeable drive on another server that is running a

> local

> backup and works fine. This server is connected to that with a drive

> mapping. If i go into the backup job, and copy and paste the command

> line

> parameters to a command prompt the backup works just fine.

>

> Any ideas on why this is failing?

>

> Thanks

>

> Ted

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: ntbackup fails using scheduler but works fine if done manually

 

 

"Dave Patrick" <DSPatrick@nospam.gmail.com> wrote in message

news:07E7C666-9CEC-473A-8015-3FF7F01D259D@microsoft.com...

> Try using a UNC path as mapped drives won't natively exist when no one is

> logged on.

>

 

Welcome back - we missed you!

[Guest Dave Patrick]

Re: ntbackup fails using scheduler but works fine if done manually

 

Thanks. Went to Bahamas for the week.

 

 

--

 

Regards,

 

Dave Patrick ....Please no email replies - reply in newsgroup.

Microsoft Certified Professional

Microsoft MVP [Windows]

http://www.microsoft.com/protect

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

> Welcome back - we missed you!

>

>