Getting my head around ntbackup.exe

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How do I make ntbackup.exe accept any media?
I have ’overwrite media label’ selected but it’s expecting a
particular media serial number beyond just the label I give it.

I’m trying to use two different tapes for the same backup
interchangeably and I’d rather it just accept whatever media is in
there.
 
Kold said:
How do I make ntbackup.exe accept any media?
I have 'overwrite media label' selected but it's expecting a
particular media serial number beyond just the label I give it.

I'm trying to use two different tapes for the same backup
interchangeably and I'd rather it just accept whatever media is in
there.

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Use the /um switch. See here for further details:
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ntbackup /?
Read about the /UM switch. HTH.
Louis

Kold said:
How do I make ntbackup.exe accept any media?
I have 'overwrite media label' selected but it's expecting a
particular media serial number beyond just the label I give it.

I'm trying to use two different tapes for the same backup
interchangeably and I'd rather it just accept whatever media is in
there.

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Use the /um switch. See here for further details:
http://www.jsiinc.com, tips 5955 & 2265
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The /UM switch doesn’t seem to make the backup work correctly, or
rather, removing the /g causes it to fail

Originally I had this

I:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@I:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\ThursdayBackup.bks" /n
"Thursday" /d "Set created 10/5/2004 at 11:24 AM" /v:yes /r:no
/rs:no /hc:on /m normal /j "ThursdayBackup" /l:s /g
"eb633deb-dac5-4741-814e-ea6e921445d2"

So the /g "eb633deb-dac5-4741-814e-ea6e921445d2" is what makes it
look for the specific tape. If I remove that and run it from the
command line, ntbackup does a "blip" then disappears. If I put in
/UM it does the same thing, and if I leave in the /g parameter and add
/UM to the end, it works as it did before, stopping and asking you to
put in the specific tape.

The link you gave didn’t work. Thanks for helping.
 
Kold said:
The /UM switch doesn't seem to make the backup work correctly, or
rather, removing the /g causes it to fail

Originally I had this

I:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@I:\Documents and
Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\ThursdayBackup.bks" /n
"Thursday" /d "Set created 10/5/2004 at 11:24 AM" /v:yes /r:no
/rs:no /hc:on /m normal /j "ThursdayBackup" /l:s /g
"eb633deb-dac5-4741-814e-ea6e921445d2"

So the /g "eb633deb-dac5-4741-814e-ea6e921445d2" is what makes it
look for the specific tape. If I remove that and run it from the
command line, ntbackup does a "blip" then disappears. If I put in
/UM it does the same thing, and if I leave in the /g parameter and add
/UM to the end, it works as it did before, stopping and asking you to
put in the specific tape.

The link you gave didn't work. Thanks for helping.

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ntbackup.exe does not just produce a "blip" - it also generates a backup
report that tells you what's wrong. Have a look at it - it is located here:
"c:\Documents and Settings\%username%\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data"

To keep things simple, the first step in creating a customised backup job
is to use the ntbackup.exe wizard, getting it to schedule a job. You can
then examine that job under the Task Scheduler and copy its command
line into a batch file that you modify to suit your specific requirements.
It
would, among other things, insert a "friendly name" for your tape drive.
 
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