NTBackup script for backup

[snorkel]

Hi. I need a simple script that I can use for a scheduled task that will backup a list of files/directories. I know this can be done, but all I find out on google are complicated scripts with media pools, etc. I just want the tape drive to backup the same files every day and overwrite ANY media it finds in the drive in order to do so. I don't want to append the media and I don't want the tape drive to care about overwriting the tape or what media pool it's in.

I know there are command line parameters, but I am dyslexic when it comes to putting those strings together into something useful - so don't rag on me. Please point me to a simple script that will do what I want.

Thanks in advance!!!

 

[snorkel]

Okay - not being totally stupid, I have put together the following script. BUT... will the /UM option use whatever tape I have in the drive and have I set up the naming properly (or does that really matter).

C:\WINNT\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\backup\backup.bks" /n "DailyFull" /d "DailyFullBackup" /um /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hcn /m normal /j "DailyFull" /l:f

 

[dseaver]

You might wanna try posting this in the VBScript forum under programmers

 

[snorkel]

I don't think this qualifies as programming!!!! I think I figured it out by banging my head against the wall and trying different script files until they pretty much cooperated and did what I wanted. Here is my final result which is basically from Microsoft KB article 239892:

echo off
rsm.exe refresh /LF"HP C1537A SCSI Sequential Device"
sleep 30
for /f "Tokens=1-4 Delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do set dt=%%i-%%j-%%k-%%l
for /f "Tokens=1" %%i in ('time /t') do set tm=-%%i
set tm=%tm::=-%
set dtt=%dt%%tm%
c:\winnt\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings
\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\Daily.bks"
/n "%computername%-%dtt%" /d "daily %dtt%" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hcn
/m normal /j "daily %dtt%" /l:f /p "4mm DDS" /UM
rsm.exe eject /PF"%computername%-%dtt% - 1" /astart
exit

 

[dseaver]

Trust me, the VBScript forum is a big help, post there,

http://tek-tips.com/threadminder.cfm?pid=329