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NT backup and mapped network drives
Hi everyone,
I have a problem with NTbackup 2003 SBS. The server is one of many production VMware guest severs on a host machine. I need to backup the SBS server DATA files to another server’s hard drive that is not on the domain but connected via a router on a different subnet. I have created a user named backup with the same login and password credentials on both sides. I created folders for each day of the week. I can map a drive to the "target" machines folders (meaning where I want the backups to go). The problem is when I log out the network drive is no longer connected. Is there anyway I can maybe add to or write a script to have NT backup map a drive before the job starts to that the job will run successfully?
I have a problem with NTbackup 2003 SBS. The server is one of many production VMware guest severs on a host machine. I need to backup the SBS server DATA files to another server’s hard drive that is not on the domain but connected via a router on a different subnet. I have created a user named backup with the same login and password credentials on both sides. I created folders for each day of the week. I can map a drive to the "target" machines folders (meaning where I want the backups to go). The problem is when I log out the network drive is no longer connected. Is there anyway I can maybe add to or write a script to have NT backup map a drive before the job starts to that the job will run successfully?
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So I should create the bath file but how do I get NT backup to call on the batch file any help with this would be appreciated.
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(I mean NT backup shcedules just appear as a standard scheduled task in the control panel applet)
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Nice I will do that
ASKER
I think I have the netuser command wrong can you take a look:
net use x: "\\10.2.1.39\DanDolan" BU\Mon /user:backup password:12323 /persistent:no
net use x: "\\10.2.1.39\DanDolan" BU\Mon /user:backup password:12323 /persistent:no
net use x: \\10.2.1.39\DanDolan /user:backup 12323 /persistent:no
Don't know what bu/mon is but the above should do it. net use /? gives the syntax too.
Steve
Don't know what bu/mon is but the above should do it. net use /? gives the syntax too.
Steve
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Here is my whole syntax when I run it in the command line windows NT backup opens up but then just closes.
net use x: "\\10.2.1.39\DanDolan BU\Mon" /user:backup password:12323 /persistent:no
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntback
net use x: "\\10.2.1.39\DanDolan BU\Mon" /user:backup password:12323 /persistent:no
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntback
ASKER
I figured it out thanks for the help
No problem, glad it helped a bit
Steve
Steve
You can write a scheduled task to execute the batch file which has "net use h: \\servername\share" before the backup starts as you know scheduled time of the backup.
Hope this helps
Cheers!