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How do i manage backup jobs on a Windows 2003 Server?

I am tasked with setting up a Windows type backup to 15 tapes which should run everyday in a 3 week rotation.

Other employees have attempted this but failed.  How do I manage the existing jobs, namely how do I change the time at which they run and what is an easy way to setup the backup job described above?

Any help will be greatly appreciated.
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The tapes are 40GB and the total files to be backed up are 4GB.  In a test, 4GBs were backed up to tape in 6 minutes.  

It looks like my coworkers set this up so that there are 15 scheduled backup events, each corresponding to a M through  F tape for a 3 week period, just as you have suggested.  I noticed that the scheduler service could not start because it needs to be associated with an account with permission to perform this.  I changed this and it runs when I test it.

If anyone can suggest some good reading on Windows 2003 Server backup stuff I would be greatful.

Thanks,

gary

Is there a centralized location where I can see the backup jobs and their attributes on a Windows 2003 Server?