backup on 2000 server

[Guest]

I am using windows backup on my win 2000 server. I cannot append to the tape, I have to put a new tape in every day and prep. I am using now, as I was told, the UM switch. Now I can leave the tape in several days, but it still does not add (append). It overwrites the previous backup and replaces it with the new. How can i leave a tape in for a week or several days and append to the existing? Also, how can i check a tape to see if it appended? I tried to re-schedule everything from scratch, but the append feature is even greyed out. I canpt even choose it
Thanks

 

[Rowan]

funny, your having the oposite problem that I am. In my case it will only
append. where I want it to overwrite. I use the command line parameters, but
i do not see a parameter to set the mode to overwrite. I know this is the
problem based on observations in the event log. i'll post my batch file
entry, maybe you might see something that might help you and/or me


ntbackup backup "@c:\studio_3.bks" /J "full backup" /P "DLT" /N "Studio 3
Backup %DATE%" /V:no /R:no /L:s /M normal /RS:yes /HCn /UM

I am using windows backup on my win 2000 server. I cannot append to the

tape, I have to put a new tape in every day and prep. I am using now, as I
was told, the UM switch. Now I can leave the tape in several days, but it
still does not add (append). It overwrites the previous backup and replaces
it with the new. How can i leave a tape in for a week or several days and
append to the existing? Also, how can i check a tape to see if it appended?
I tried to re-schedule everything from scratch, but the append feature is
even greyed out. I canpt even choose it.

 

[Rowan]

ntbackup backup "@c:\studio_3.bks" /J "full backup" /P "DLT" /N "Studio 3
Backup %DATE%" /V:no /R:no /L:s /M normal /RS:yes /HCn /UM

ok I figured out what made the difference, when you specify the /j "job
name" param it seems to prefer to append. If you dont specify the /j it does
a replace. Hope that helped