Using NTBackup daily

[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,

 

[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.

 

[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,