NTBACKUP in Command Line to backup only Exchange

To where will you be backing it up?  Tape or fixed disk?

Fixed Disk. Let's say the folder is C:\Backups\Exchange

oh sorry, that script maps a network drive X:  to share \\fileserver\exchangebackup.  You can remove that part if fixed disk.

-tom

rindi:  
    I couldn't find what I was looking for in http://www.lwcomputing.com/tips/static/backup.asp

tmeunier:
    I don't need to rotate. I want to overwrite yesterday's file with today''s backup. That's because yesterday's file was copied to a remote location already. I'm looking for as much simplicity as possible as this place is not run by techs.

Thanks.

Did you check the 2nd link I posted? You can also find it within the first Link under "Scripts". It'll direct you to download the script which leew made.

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C:\backups\ExchangeBackup.cmd
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@Echo off
:: Delete existing Exchange Full backup
ECHO Y| DEL "C:\BACKUPS\EXCHANGE\Exchange full.bkf"

:: Backup command line
ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\BACKUPS\EXCHANGEFULL.bks" /d "Daily full Exchange backup" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Daily Exchange Full" /l:f /f "C:\BACKUPS\EXCHANGE\Exchange Full.bkf"

:: Move job logs to C:\backups\ & name  "Exchange backup date-time.log"
move "C:\Documents and Settings\username\local settings\application data\microsoft\windows nt\NTBackup\data\*.log" "c:\backups\LOGS\Exchange Backup.log"

exit

:::::  NOTE that the \username\ portion of the move-job-logs line will be the user that you're using to run the script.  

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C:\backups\exchangefull.bks
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JET YOUR_SERVER_NAME\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group\

By the way, Lee Wilbur's script is most awesome.  And pay no attention to the comments lines in the little batch script I posted; I didn't clean them up for your purposes.

-tom

Thanks guys. I'll try this one later tonight.

Hi,

I'm running the script below, and it seems to start ok, but after 20-30 seconds it aborts and says it can't find the path.

@Echo off
:: Delete existing Exchange Full backup
:: ECHO Y| DEL "C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGE\ExchangeFull.bkf"

:: Backup command line
ntbackup.exe backup "C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGEFULL.bks" /d "Daily full Exchange backup" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Daily Exchange Full" /l:f /f "C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGE\ExchangeFull.bkf"

:: Move job logs to C:\backups\ & name  "Exchange backup date-time.log"
move "C:\Documents and Settings\administrator\local settings\application data\microsoft\windows nt\NTBackup\data\*.log" "c:\backup\LOGS\Exchange Backup.log"

::exit

Also, it seems to be backing up something in C: and not the Info Store:

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1.  Create C:\BACKUP.  WInthin that create C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGE and C:\BACKUP\LOGS
2.  That script should be saved as C:\BACKUP\ExchangeBackup.cmd
3.   You should also create the file C:\BACKUP\ExchangeFull.BKF which includes the single line:
      JET YOUR_SERVER_NAME\Microsoft Information Store\First Storage Group\

This is the configuration file that is referenced in the script, which tells NTBackup which file selections to run.  The fact that it is selecting C: rather than YourServername | Info Store | First Storage Group is indicative that this file doesn't exist, or is mis-named, or something like that.

-tom

I was missing the logs directory!

When you say "3.   You should also create the file C:\BACKUP\ExchangeFull.BKF which includes ..."
you mean .bks, right?

I do mean .bks, yes.

Hi,

This is how the file looks after a couple of other fixes:


@Echo off
:: Delete existing Exchange Full backup
:: ECHO Y| DEL "C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGE\ExchangeFull.bkf"

:: Backup command line
ntbackup.exe backup "C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGEFULL.bks" /d "Daily full Exchange backup" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Daily Exchange Full" /l:f /f "C:\BACKUP\EXCHANGE\ExchangeFull.bkf"

:: Move job logs to C:\backups\ & name  "Exchange backup date-time.log"
move "C:\Documents and Settings\administrator.TECHINT\local settings\application data\microsoft\windows nt\NTBackup\data\*.log" "c:\backup\ExchangeLogs"

::exit


Now, the backup file is a mere 10K big. I think it's what I mentioned before. Look at my screenshot. It's not backing up the inf store but something (really, nothing) in C:

This is a log file:

Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "ExchangeFull.bkf created 8/9/2009 at 9:38 PM"

Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
Backup (via shadow copy) of "C: "
Backup set #1 on media #1
Backup description: "Daily full Exchange backup"
Media name: "ExchangeFull.bkf created 8/9/2009 at 9:38 PM"

Backup Type: Normal

Backup started on 8/9/2009 at 9:39 PM.
Backup completed on 8/9/2009 at 9:39 PM.
Directories: 0
Files: 0
Bytes: 0
Time:  1 second

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Thanks,

Dan

This is sort of bizarre.  I'm getting the same behavior.  Here's how I fixed it, and I have to admit I'm not going to screw with it because I'm lazy, but:

My ExchangeFull.bks file does this, when created in Notepad.  But when I create the same thing in NTBackup, by making the selections in the GUI - selecting the information store - and then say file > Save as and I save it as C:\Backup\ExchangeFull.bks, THAT one works.  The other strange thing is that when I type it in notepad, it's 59 bytes, but when I create it in NTBackup and save it, it's 122 bytes.  To look at them in notepad, they're identical.  

So, I have to throw up my hands and say, try running the GUI once, selecting your Info Store, and select Job > Save Selections As > c:\backups\exchangefull.bks.  Then try again.  For me, it worked.

Will try that. Thanks.

It didn't help.

Hi,
I just scheduled it using NTBACKUP's gui and it's working fine.
Thanks!