ntbackup utility

[Guest Hari Gokulchandran]

We are using Windows 2003 SBS , where ntbackup utility was used as a tool to backup on to the AIT (tapes) , since a while the ntbackup utility dose'nt openup it just won't respond once

can anyone please let me know what's the reason behind it and how can it be rectified please.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: ntbackup utility

 

Hari Gokulchandran wrote:

> We are using Windows 2003 SBS , where ntbackup utility was used as a

> tool to backup on to the AIT (tapes) , since a while the ntbackup

> utility dose'nt openup it just won't respond once can anyone please

> let me know what's the reason behind it and how can it be rectified

> please.

 

I've heard of people having problems with AIT. But you'll need to provide

more info - SP levels of everything, event log errors, etc.

 

I'm setting up this reply to crosspost to

microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs as that's the best group to handle any

SBS issues (even if they don't seem unique to SBS). If you get the NTBackup

problem resolved I do suggest you try SBSBackup (it's a nice GUI/wrapper for

NTBackup), which will ensure that SBS is being backed up in the way it

really needs to.

'

[Guest SuperGumby [SBS MVP]]

Re: ntbackup utility

 

something 'failing silently' has, IME, recently been most commonly

attributable to DEP. Just why DEP would be interfering with NTBackup or

SBSBackup is a bit of a mystery and if it proves to be the case this is my

1st hearing of it.

 

I'd try turning of DEP (temporarily, it is normally desirable) to see

whether it has any effect on your ability to run NTBackup.

 

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"

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> Hari Gokulchandran wrote:

>> We are using Windows 2003 SBS , where ntbackup utility was used as a

>> tool to backup on to the AIT (tapes) , since a while the ntbackup

>> utility dose'nt openup it just won't respond once can anyone please

>> let me know what's the reason behind it and how can it be rectified

>> please.

>

> I've heard of people having problems with AIT. But you'll need to provide

> more info - SP levels of everything, event log errors, etc.

>

> I'm setting up this reply to crosspost to

> microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs as that's the best group to handle any

> SBS issues (even if they don't seem unique to SBS). If you get the

> NTBackup problem resolved I do suggest you try SBSBackup (it's a nice

> GUI/wrapper for NTBackup), which will ensure that SBS is being backed up

> in the way it really needs to.

> '

>