Re: NT Backup scheduled job not working

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anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com
Date: 08/13/04 

Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2004 04:27:34 -0700

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>"Michael" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
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>>
>> >-----Original Message-----
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>> >"Michael" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
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>> message
>> >news:5a0c01c4811f$576d59d0$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> I have scheduled a daily backup of a local
(compressed)
>> >> volume from a PDC to a folder on another server but
it
>> >> doesn't run. Both servers are running Windows 2000
>> Server
>> >> Standard. Separate backup software also runs on
these
>> >> machines but at a different time. Nothing obvious
(to
>> me)
>> >> in Event Viewer. No log file created for the
scheduled
>> >> job.
>> >>
>> >> I've set it up according to MS instructions and it
runs
>> >> fine as a one-off job but when scheduled it doesn't
>> >> appear to run (the destination file doesn't change
>> >> regardless of wether or not the schedule is set to
>> append
>> >> or replace). There are no error messages and the
Task
>> >> Scheduler service is running.
>> >>
>> >> We can run the job manually each day but would like
to
>> >> automate it so that it runs at a time when no files
are
>> >> open. Any suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> jky
>> >
>> >You write "no log file created for the scheduled
job". I
>> remain
>> >to be convinced. Did you have a look in the Task
>> Scheduler
>> >under the Advanced pull-down menu?
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>>
>> Which Advanced pull-down menu? Within NT
Backup/Advanced
>> Schedule Options for the job the date had been set at
one
>> point to a date in the past (when job was created) but
>> this was changed to next run time. There is a log file
>> for the manual job that runs successfully. Am I looking
>> in the right place for the Advanced pull-down menu?
>>
>> jky
>
>You wrote "No log file created for the scheduled job."
>It's the Task Scheduler that manages scheduled jobs, and
>this is where your the log file for every schedule task
is
>visible (Control Panel / Task Scheduler).
>
>
>.
Ok. The job shows up there with a status of 'Could not
start' and last run time as 'Never'. This could be
because yesterday's date was associated with it yet it
was due to run at 2:00am today. I think I've already
tried this with a recent attempt but can't be sure. I've
reset the start date for tomorrow so maybe this will work?

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