Re: Re: ntbackup need more than one backup tape??

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From: Jerold Schulman (Jerry_at_jsiinc.com)
Date: 09/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Sep 2004 08:39:46 -0400

I don't know what is wrong.
As an experiment, I would deallocate the current tape and prepare it again.

On Thu, 2 Sep 2004 03:19:49 -0700, "Mandy" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
wrote:

>I haven't use /UM on the command line, I have already
>prepare the tape and it is under "Backup" in "Computer
>Management"
>
>Here is my script
>echo off
>start /wait C:\WINNT\system32\NTBACKUP.EXE
>backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\backupAdmin\Local
>Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
>NT\NTBackup\data\Backup.bks" /n "FRIDAY" /d "FRIDAY" /v:no
>/r:no /rs:no /hc:on /l:s /m
>normal /j "FRIDAYJob" /t "FRIDAY"
>rsm eject /pf"FRIDAY - 1" /astart
>
>Mandy
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>On Wed, 1 Sep 2004 00:54:08 -0700, "Mandy"
><anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>I am using ntbackup and backup tape to backup my data, I
>>>am using a batch file to run the backup job, in which
>the
>>>capacity of the tape is 24GB (compressed), if the data I
>>>backup is only 6 GB, it running properly without any
>>>problem, however, when I try to backup 15GB of my data,
>I
>>>found that there is nothing in the tape and the ntbackup
>>>log file is empty, and the ntbackup.exe is still running
>>>in task manager, but the tape is already eject out from
>>>the drive, is it seems that the one tape is not enough
>for
>>>the whole backup??
>>>Or is something else cause my backup fail??
>>>I have already use compression in the backup /hc:on.
>>>
>>>Thanks and Regards,
>>>Mandy
>>
>>In addition to Laura's suggestions, are you appending or
>creating a new tape?
>>Is the second tape in the freemedia pool? See tip 7925 in
>the 'Tips & Tricks' at
>>http://www.jsiinc.com
>>Are you using the /UM switch on the NTBackup command
>line, tip 2265?
>>
>>
>>
>>Jerold Schulman
>>Windows: General MVP
>>JSI, Inc.
>>http://www.jsiinc.com
>>.
>>

Jerold Schulman
Windows: General MVP
JSI, Inc.
http://www.jsiinc.com

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