ntBackup parameters, how to use....

[kryles]

Hi all,

My workplace uses NT backup (scheduled task -> Backup). I tried googling about this but I didn't seem to hit anything that describes using it. I am using Windows XP Professional S3.

I am trying to save my documents to a server (called fileserver) using incremental on a daily basis.

C:\WINDOWS\system32\ntbackup.exe "@C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\TannisBackup.bks" /n "Media created 9/12/2007 at 5:00 PM" /d "Set created 9/12/2007 at 5:02 PM" /v:no /r:no /rs:no /hcff /m incremental /j "tannisbackup" /l:s /f "\\Fileserver\C\backups\tannis\tannis.bkf"

When I try running it I get result 0x57

The TannisBackup.bks file does exist in that location, and the scheduled task is called tannisbackup.

Any ideas? Any information you'll need to know?

 

[Ian]

Hi kryles,

There's a handy page here that describes using it:

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/...proddocs/en-us/ntbackup_command.mspx?mfr=true

What happens when you run the code above at the command line, as you'll get a more detailed error (I think)?

 

[kryles]

That is indeed a very helpful page. Now all those strange looking parameters have meaning .

I finally found how to make a selection file properly, once that was done it seems to work fine. I just loaded a selection file from the backup wizard (after creating one by saving the bkf file in notepad as bks), and then making the necessary changes and saving it.

Thanks again!