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Windows backup date for the tape

We set up a scheduled task to back up our servers every week night. When the back up runs, every tape gets the same date. This date is the date the job was created. Can I take the string in the run line ("Media created 3/2/2005 at 1:45 PM" /d "Set created 3/2/2005 at 1:47 PM") and change the dates to %date%?

Will this work or is there another way?

Thanks

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Kevin Hays

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andyoww

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I found this:

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;239892&sd=tech

Which says:

This is a more complex example, however, it is a real-life example that performs the following procedures completely unattended: • Refreshes RSM database.
• Sleeps for 30 seconds to ensure that RSM is refreshed.
• Sets environment variables used to create unique tape names.
• Starts Ntbackup, which Mounts any existing tape in the tape drive by using the /um switch.
• Performs the backup and changes the tape name to the following format:
Machine_Name-date-time
• Ejects the tape from the tape drive.
echo off
rsm.exe refresh /LF"HP C1537A SCSI Sequential Device"
sleep 30
for /f "Tokens=1-4 Delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do set dt=%%i-%%j-%%k-%%l
for /f "Tokens=1" %%i in ('time /t') do set tm=-%%i
set tm=%tm::=-%
set dtt=%dt%%tm%
c:\winnt\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings
\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\Daily.bks"
/n "%computername%-%dtt%" /d "daily %dtt%" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:on
/m normal /j "daily %dtt%" /l:f /p "4mm DDS" /UM
rsm.exe eject /PF"%computername%-%dtt% - 1" /astart
exit

Do you have your batch file run as a scheduled task then?
Are you using e:\Backups\ as you backup directory instead of sending to tape?

andyoww

ASKER

I got it to work using the batch file I found.

I'll give you the points because you pointed me in the right direction.

Thanks!

Kevin Hays

No problems, glad you got something that fits your needs, what it's all about :)

Kevin