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Discussion in 'Windows Home Server' started by Jez, Aug 5, 2009.

  1. Jez

    Jez Guest

    is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing more
    than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup automatically
     
    Jez, Aug 5, 2009
    #1
  3. Pegasus [MVP]

    Pegasus [MVP] Guest

    "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing more
    > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    > automatically<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    Yes, you can do this. What do you mean with "oldest"? Older than a week? A
    month? Not more than x backup copies?
     
    Pegasus [MVP], Aug 5, 2009
    #2
  4. Jez

    Jez Guest

    yes. ie - tell it to write say a max of 3 backups to the usb disk and then
    overwrite the oldest one as and when required

    "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >
    > "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    > > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing more
    > > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    > > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    > > automatically<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    > Yes, you can do this. What do you mean with "oldest"? Older than a week? A
    > month? Not more than x backup copies?
    >
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Jez, Aug 5, 2009
    #3
  5. Pegasus [MVP]

    Pegasus [MVP] Guest

    You can do it like so:
    1. Copy & paste the batch file below into c:\MyBackup.bat.
    2. Unwrap the lines if necessary, then remove the line numbers.
    3. Adjust Line 2 to suit your environment.
    4. Create a full backup. Schedule it to run some time in the future.
    5. Open the Task Scheduler and locate the backup job you
    have just created.
    6. Copy its command line to Line 4 of c:\MyBackup.bat.
    7. Replace its command line with this one:
    c:\MyBackup.bat

    Remember that you MUST check the backup log at regular intervals, e.g.
    weekly. If you don't then you'll be caught sooner or later. You might, for
    example, mail it to yourself automatically once every so often.

    1. @echo off
    2. Set count=3
    3. set Folder=d:\My Backups
    4. for /f "skip=%count% Delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /o-d "%Folder%"') do del
    "%Folder%\%%a"
    5. ntbackup /.. /..

    You copy & paste the command line for your existing scheduled backup job
    into Line 5 above, then use the Task Scheduler to run the above batch file
    at the required time.


    "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:7EF1E7D0-1ACF-43D8-8DC0-5AFCA3EEFD68@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > yes. ie - tell it to write say a max of 3 backups to the usb disk and then
    > overwrite the oldest one as and when required
    >
    > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >>
    >> "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >> news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    >> > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing
    >> > more
    >> > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    >> > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    >> > automatically<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >> Yes, you can do this. What do you mean with "oldest"? Older than a week?
    >> A
    >> month? Not more than x backup copies?
    >>
    >>
    >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Pegasus [MVP], Aug 5, 2009
    #4
  6. Jez

    Jez Guest

    thanks for that.
    I'll give it a go

    jeremy


    "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > You can do it like so:
    > 1. Copy & paste the batch file below into c:MyBackup.bat.
    > 2. Unwrap the lines if necessary, then remove the line numbers.
    > 3. Adjust Line 2 to suit your environment.
    > 4. Create a full backup. Schedule it to run some time in the future.
    > 5. Open the Task Scheduler and locate the backup job you
    > have just created.
    > 6. Copy its command line to Line 4 of c:MyBackup.bat.
    > 7. Replace its command line with this one:
    > c:MyBackup.bat
    >
    > Remember that you MUST check the backup log at regular intervals, e.g.
    > weekly. If you don't then you'll be caught sooner or later. You might, for
    > example, mail it to yourself automatically once every so often.
    >
    > 1. @echo off
    > 2. Set count=3
    > 3. set Folder=d:My Backups
    > 4. for /f "skip=%count% Delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /o-d "%Folder%"') do del
    > "%Folder%%%a"
    > 5. ntbackup /.. /..
    >
    > You copy & paste the command line for your existing scheduled backup job
    > into Line 5 above, then use the Task Scheduler to run the above batch file
    > at the required time.
    >
    >
    > "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:7EF1E7D0-1ACF-43D8-8DC0-5AFCA3EEFD68@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > yes. ie - tell it to write say a max of 3 backups to the usb disk and then
    > > overwrite the oldest one as and when required
    > >
    > > "Pegasus [MVP]" wrote:
    > ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >>
    > >> "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > >> news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...
    > >> > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    > >> > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing
    > >> > more
    > >> > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    > >> > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    > >> > automatically
    > >>
    > >> Yes, you can do this. What do you mean with "oldest"? Older than a week?
    > >> A
    > >> month? Not more than x backup copies?
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Jez, Aug 5, 2009
    #5
  7. dan

    dan Guest

    Another way of doing this that works for me is to create and schedule a
    different backup job for each day of the week (for example) using the
    ntbackup program, and set the job to overwrite the previous backup.

    "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing more
    > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    > automatically <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    dan, Aug 5, 2009
    #6
  8. Jez

    Jez Guest

    true, but can get complicated when interchanging disks

    "dan" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Another way of doing this that works for me is to create and schedule a
    > different backup job for each day of the week (for example) using the
    > ntbackup program, and set the job to overwrite the previous backup.
    >
    > "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    > > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing more
    > > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    > > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    > > automatically <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Jez, Aug 6, 2009
    #7
  9. dan

    dan Guest

    Not really Jez - the backup program doesn't care which USB disk is
    connected. My clients just switch them out on a routine basis.
    "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:1458BDEB-AEB7-4A4B-80D8-0A613CF0153E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > true, but can get complicated when interchanging disks
    >
    > "dan" wrote:
    ><!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    >> Another way of doing this that works for me is to create and schedule a
    >> different backup job for each day of the week (for example) using the
    >> ntbackup program, and set the job to overwrite the previous backup.
    >>
    >> "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >> news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    >> > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    >> > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing
    >> > more
    >> > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    >> > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    >> > automatically<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >>
    >>
    >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    dan, Aug 6, 2009
    #8
  10. Jez

    Jez Guest

    i might have to try your way as i couldnt get the script to run. it just kept
    overwriting the old backup

    "dan" wrote:
    <!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    > Not really Jez - the backup program doesn't care which USB disk is
    > connected. My clients just switch them out on a routine basis.
    > "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:1458BDEB-AEB7-4A4B-80D8-0A613CF0153E@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:green--><span style="color:green <!--/coloro-->
    > > true, but can get complicated when interchanging disks
    > >
    > > "dan" wrote:
    > ><!--coloro:darkred--><span style="color:darkred <!--/coloro-->
    > >> Another way of doing this that works for me is to create and schedule a
    > >> different backup job for each day of the week (for example) using the
    > >> ntbackup program, and set the job to overwrite the previous backup.
    > >>
    > >> "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > >> news:8EC28BE5-D288-4EC7-A762-8C41B4BA1B4E@microsoft.com...
    > >> > is there a way of running the small business server backup routine on a
    > >> > standard win2k3 server? i would like to utilise the option of placing
    > >> > more
    > >> > than one backup on a physical usb hard drive... OR is there a way on
    > >> > configuring NT Backup to do so and overwirite the oldest backup
    > >> > automatically
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> <!--colorc--><!--/colorc--><!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
    >
    >
    > <!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->
     
    Jez, Aug 14, 2009
    #9
  11. Pegasus [MVP]

    Pegasus [MVP] Guest

    "Jez" <Jez@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:374A3151-BC61-4D5F-809C-00B508D41617@microsoft.com...<!--coloro:blue--><span style="color:blue <!--/coloro-->
    >i might have to try your way as i couldnt get the script to run. it just
    >kept
    > overwriting the old backup<!--colorc--><!--/colorc-->

    If the script caused the old backup to be overwritten then there is
    something wrong with the script. You could either give up on the idea or
    find out what's wrong. If you choose the second option then you must post
    your version of the batch file.
     
    Pegasus [MVP], Aug 14, 2009
    #10

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