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I need to edit my NTbackup so that the media is overwritten not appended. Rather than going through all my servers and setting up new jobs, is there a way of editing the properties with the correct switch?
The current script syntax is as follows:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntback
The job needs to overwrite the same job the following week not append.
Can anybody help ?
I need to edit my NTbackup so that the media is overwritten not appended. Rather than going through all my servers and setting up new jobs, is there a way of editing the properties with the correct switch?
The current script syntax is as follows:
C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntback
The job needs to overwrite the same job the following week not append.
Can anybody help ?
Miguel Angel Perez Muñoz
Remove /a on command line: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/814583
NTBACKUP command use:
ntbackup backup [systemstate] « @Nom_fichier.bks » /J {« Nom_tâche »} [/P {« Nom_pool »}] [/G {« Nom_GUID »}] [/T { « TAPE_Name »}] [/N {« Media_Name »}] [/F {« File_name »}] [/D {« Description_saveset »}] [/DS {« Server_name »}] [/IS {« server name»}] [/A] [/V:{yes | no}] [/R:{yes | no}] [/L:{f | s | n}] [/M {Type_save}] [/RS:{yes | no}] [/HC:{on | off}] [/SNAP:{on | off}]
ntbackup backup [systemstate] « @Nom_fichier.bks » /J {« Nom_tâche »} [/P {« Nom_pool »}] [/G {« Nom_GUID »}] [/T { « TAPE_Name »}] [/N {« Media_Name »}] [/F {« File_name »}] [/D {« Description_saveset »}] [/DS {« Server_name »}] [/IS {« server name»}] [/A] [/V:{yes | no}] [/R:{yes | no}] [/L:{f | s | n}] [/M {Type_save}] [/RS:{yes | no}] [/HC:{on | off}] [/SNAP:{on | off}]
Switch: /A
Description: Performs an append operation. Either /G or /T must be used in conjunction with this switch. Do not use this switch in conjunction with /P
Description: Performs an append operation. Either /G or /T must be used in conjunction with this switch. Do not use this switch in conjunction with /P
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NT\NTBackup\data\Friday.bk
Do i just remove the '/a' from the syntax then ? Or do I need to replace it with another switch ?
Do i just remove the '/a' from the syntax then ? Or do I need to replace it with another switch ?
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I have just tried running the job without the switch and closley monitored the drive to where it is backing up but there is no sign of it overwriting, instead it has created a duplicate backup file.
Will the file be replaced once the backup has finished fully ? Or will the overwrite process enact as soon as the job has started?
Will the file be replaced once the backup has finished fully ? Or will the overwrite process enact as soon as the job has started?
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yo olivier, what's the crack on this pal?