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Automating a backup in Windows 2000 Server
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vasilepoenaru
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Start -> Programs -> Accesories -> System tools -> Backup
You have 4 tabs: Welcome | Backup | Restore | Schedule jobs
Go to Backup
1select the files/folders ..
2in the bottom of the form select the target backup
3in the bottom left clcik Start Backup buton
4new form appears
5you have a "Schedule ..." button - use it
6you will be asked to save the "selection" so the backup program would knouw what to focus on. save it in 'decent' location not the suggested one
- it should be simble from here
good luck
On the scheduled jobs you can see (on daily basis) the jobs you scheduled ... cool, isn't it?
Actualty, if you look in
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Scheduled Tasks
you will see that what you scheduled with the Backup utlitity above is registre as a schedule job for ntbackup.exe application with a (looong) string of parameters. To confirm yourself that, right-click the schedule job in the Secheduled Tasks and check the "Run" fild ... the name of the switches is quite intuitive
You have 4 tabs: Welcome | Backup | Restore | Schedule jobs
Go to Backup
1select the files/folders ..
2in the bottom of the form select the target backup
3in the bottom left clcik Start Backup buton
4new form appears
5you have a "Schedule ..." button - use it
6you will be asked to save the "selection" so the backup program would knouw what to focus on. save it in 'decent' location not the suggested one
- it should be simble from here
good luck
On the scheduled jobs you can see (on daily basis) the jobs you scheduled ... cool, isn't it?
Actualty, if you look in
Start -> Settings -> Control Panel -> Scheduled Tasks
you will see that what you scheduled with the Backup utlitity above is registre as a schedule job for ntbackup.exe application with a (looong) string of parameters. To confirm yourself that, right-click the schedule job in the Secheduled Tasks and check the "Run" fild ... the name of the switches is quite intuitive
Workingman
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From the command prompt type: NTbackup /?
This will display the section of the NTbackup that contains command line parameters. Choose your options and make a batch file to execute your backups.
Use the Schedule Task program located in your system tools to schedule your batch file.
The other option is to use what user vasilepoenaru sent. That is the easiest of all methods.
Good luck!
This will display the section of the NTbackup that contains command line parameters. Choose your options and make a batch file to execute your backups.
Use the Schedule Task program located in your system tools to schedule your batch file.
The other option is to use what user vasilepoenaru sent. That is the easiest of all methods.
Good luck!
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