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I have a big question and some few issues (I hate backups)<br />
1) what is the procedure / implementation of a backup that will insure me that if a server crashes I can start from scratch using the backup- Do I need to keep indexing on a separate file , back up system state - how do i restore ..etc... I will appreciate an elaborate answer that will cover the ntbackup tool of Microsoft 2000 server &nbsp;and backup exe on 2003 server<br />
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2) I try to use the ntbackup tool on 2000 server &nbsp;but I get messages that the backup cant recognize the cassette , I try to format the used tape but i get the message &quot;please check the removable storage ...&quot; or &quot;the tape doesn’t support&quot; . <br />
when I tried to backup up from other server I get the message the cassette is full although it supports 12g and I am backing only 6 gb of data from 20 gb .<br />
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3) Backup exe on 2003 server cant find a d$ partition <br />
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* any suggestions for a good backup software ,...<br />

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I have a big question and some few issues (I hate backups)
1) what is the procedure / implementation of a backup that will insure me that if a server crashes I can start from scratch using the backup- Do I need to keep indexing on a separate file , back up system state - how do i restore ..etc... I will appreciate an elaborate answer that will cover the ntbackup tool of Microsoft 2000 server  and backup exe on 2003 server


2) I try to use the ntbackup tool on 2000 server  but I get messages that the backup cant recognize the cassette , I try to format the used tape but i get the message "please check the removable storage ..." or "the tape doesn’t support" . 
when I tried to backup up from other server I get the message the cassette is full although it supports 12g and I am backing only 6 gb of data from 20 gb .

3) Backup exe on 2003 server cant find a d$ partition 

* any suggestions for a good backup software ,...


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Windows 2000 is an operating system for use on both client and server computers. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the last version of Microsoft Windows to display the "Windows NT" designation. Four editions of Windows 2000 were released (Professional, Server, Advanced Server, and Datacenter Server) that shared a core set of features, including many system utilities such as the Microsoft Management Console. All versions of the operating system support NTFS 3.0, Encrypting File System, as well as basic and dynamic disk storage. The Windows 2000 Server family includes support for Active Directory services, Distributed File System and fault-redundant storage volumes.