ntbackup to a network drive

[nabil m]

hi, i would like to backup my windows server to a shared network drive on
another machine - can i use Ntbackup to schedule a daily normal backup
specifiying a different file everyday ? instead of appending to the same
file or keep on replacing it ---
please help thx in advance

 

[Cameron Dorrough]

hi, i would like to backup my windows server to a shared network drive on
another machine - can i use Ntbackup to schedule a daily normal backup
specifiying a different file everyday ? instead of appending to the same
file or keep on replacing it ---
please help thx in advance

Yes, you can - The best way to do this is to do a file backup to the
server's hard drive and then copy/move the .bkf file to your shared network
drive. Writing a .cmd or .bat script to do it this way is not only quicker
but avoids network errors ruining your backup.

Follow the tips in:
http://www.jsiinc.com/sube/tip2200/rh2265.htm
http://www.jsiinc.com/subj/tip4500/rh4597.htm

Cameron