Hi,

Using Windows built in backup program to backup server contents to an
LTO tape drive. We have to manually deallocate & prepare the tape each
day so that the backup can run overnight.

All this runs from a batch file and I was wondering what the DOS
commands are to perform these two tasks.

* Deallocate
* Prepare

The os is Windows 2000 advanced server.

Thanks
Dave

On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 15:26:42 +0100, David Gray <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>Using Windows built in backup program to backup server contents to an
>LTO tape drive. We have to manually deallocate & prepare the tape each
>day so that the backup can run overnight.
>
>All this runs from a batch file and I was wondering what the DOS
>commands are to perform these two tasks.
>
>* Deallocate
>* Prepare
>
>The os is Windows 2000 advanced server.
>
>Thanks
>Dave
>
>
Firstly, if you use the /UM switch, you don't have to delallocate and prepare. See tip 2265 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsifaq.com

See tip 8967 » How do I prepare a tape for NTBackup to use?
See tip 5961 » How do I Deallocate the mounted tape in a command script?

Jerold Schulman
Windows Server MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
http://www.jsifaq.com