Chad
Wed Jul 30 17:02:47 CDT 2003
NTBackup shows all drives by default. As a precaution, NTBackup on SBS has
M:\*.* listed in its exclusions - which is why the backup ignored your M
drive
--
Chad A. Gross
Lerman's Law of Technology: Any technical problem can be overcome
given enough time and money. Corollary: You are never given enough
time or money.
In news:051a01c356e4$c2df6b60$a401280a@phx.gbl,
Eliot Sennett <eliot102@hotmail.com> posted:
> Thanks. That's a good article. I've set it up that way
> and we'll give it a go tonight. I knew about the nature
> of the M: drive; I just assumed (I know...) that if the
> backup selections came out that way by default, that
> Microsoft must have designed it to work that way.
>
> -eliot
>> -----Original Message-----
>> Hi Eliot -
>>
>> You need to do an online backup of Exchange. Check out
>>
http://www.smallbizserver.net/SBS2000/How_do_I_backup_my_ server.aspx
>>
>> As for your M: drive, ignore it - honestly - forget it even exists.
>> Don't back it up. Don't scan it with A/V. Don't do anything with
>> it.
>>
>> --
>>
>> Chad A. Gross
>>
>> Lerman's Law of Technology: Any technical problem can be overcome
>> given enough time and money. Corollary: You are never given enough
>> time or money.
>>
>>
>> In news:047501c356d7$16772410$a301280a@phx.gbl,
>> Eliot Sennett <eliot102@hotmail.com> posted:
>>> In SBS 2000 I've created a backup set using the Backup
>>> Wizard, selecting backup everything on the local
>>> computer. I saved the resulting selections to a job, and
>>> created a batch file to execute the backup. The
>>> selections include everything on drives C: and D: along
>>> with everything on drive M: (exchange) and System State.
>>>
>>> When launched from the batch file, C:, D: and System
>>> State get backed up and verified, but M: is totally
>>> ignored. The exchange database and log files are skipped
>>> during the backup of D:, as they are in use. Can this be
>>> fixed, or do I have to use sequential ntbackup commands
>>> for c:\ d:\ /DS /IS and systsmestate? Below is the batch
>>> file, followed by the contents of the .bks job.
>>>
>>> BATCH FILE (all on one line):
>>> NTBACKUP.EXE backup "@c:\backup
>>> scripts\ccnightly.bks" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:on /m
>>> normal /j "Nightly CDMSysState" /l:f /p "4mm DDS" /um
>>>
>>> CCNIGHTLY.BKS:
>>>
>>> C:\
>>> C:\Documents and
>>> Settings\Administrator\Desktop\BGinfo\ /Exclude
>>> C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\My
>>> Documents\ /Exclude
>>> D:\
>>> M:\
>>> SystemState
>>
>>
>> .