Backup problems

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Neil Jarman

Hi,

I can't get MS BackUp to work with our HP 20/40 tape drive.

It always says "there is no unused media available with the selected type"
this is even when I put in a new tape.

Also, how do I schedule a backup every evening? Assuming I can fix the first
problem, I recall that it was not happy backing up to a different (ie Mon,
Tue, ..) tape each night.

Unattened action would be best, just a matter of swapping the tape each day
and then forgetting about it.

Many Thanks,


NEIL
 
Hi,

I can't get MS BackUp to work with our HP 20/40 tape drive.

It always says "there is no unused media available with the selected type"
this is even when I put in a new tape.

Also, how do I schedule a backup every evening? Assuming I can fix the first
problem, I recall that it was not happy backing up to a different (ie Mon,
Tue, ..) tape each night.

Unattened action would be best, just a matter of swapping the tape each day
and then forgetting about it.

Many Thanks,


NEIL
Click to expand...

See tip 2265 in the 'Tips & Tricks' at http://www.jsiinc.com
Use Scheduled Tasks with the batch file you create.


Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com
 
Thanks - and your site is fasinating.

My biggest problem is that ntbackup does not seem to recognise any media.

I have set up a script which runs in scheduler, but after the backup screen
fopens, nothing happens.

When I do it in immeditae mode, I get the message "there is no unused media
...." and this despite the fact I'm using new tapes.

All help appreciated.

regards,

Neil
 
Neil Jarman said:
Thanks - and your site is fasinating.

My biggest problem is that ntbackup does not seem to recognise any media.

I have set up a script which runs in scheduler, but after the backup screen
fopens, nothing happens.

When I do it in immeditae mode, I get the message "there is no unused media
..." and this despite the fact I'm using new tapes.

All help appreciated.
Click to expand...

So.. starting from basics.. can you do a simple backup from your C: drive to
your tape at all??

Cameron:-)
 
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