Hello Richard,
Thank you for posting here.
You may browse the following web site for more information about "/r"
parameter:
NTBackup Does Not Run As Expected When You Run It from a Command Prompt
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;821730
We replicated this issue in our lab and got the same error report. After
installing the hotfix mentioned in the above article, this issue still
occur. At last we proved this is a bug. Therefore it is recommended that
not to use the "/r" parameter.
Related information about how to use Ntbackup Command:
HOW TO: Use Command Line Parameters with the Ntbackup Command in Windows
Server 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;814583
I hope the information I have provided you with proves helpful!
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to let me know. I am glad
to be of assistance.
Thanks and regards,
Alex Zhang
Microsoft Partner Online Support
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| "Richard" said in | > I'm using the following command in a batchfile to automate our nightly
| > backups;
| >
| > ntbackup backup @c:\netback.bks /p "DLT" /um /hc
ff /rs:yes
| >
| <snip>
|
| HOW TO: Use Command Line Parameters with the Ntbackup Command in Windows
| Server 2003
|
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=814583
|
| The /um command-line switch isn't mentioned. What does it do? A Google
| search turned up:
|
| "/um
| Find the first available media, format it, and use for the current
| backup.
| Use with the /p switch to scan for available media pools.
| This option is documented for Windows 2000 only.
| This command is only for standalone tape devices (not tape loaders.)
| The /UM switch must be at the end of the command line."
|
http://www.ss64.com/nt/ntbackup.html
|
| So if it still works, you are supposed to put /um at the *end* of the
| command line.
|
|
