Re: NTbackup: Cannot locate the specified media or backup

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From: Heath (heath_at_auscom.com.au)
Date: 04/03/04


Date: Sat, 3 Apr 2004 17:48:00 +1000

Ahhhhhh.

At the end of your backup script, try using the switch
"/um" without the "".

This tells the media to overwrite any existing content

"Sjoerd Weitering" <sjoerd@isverliefd.nl> wrote in message
news:106niim6shs806e@corp.supernews.com...
> I have a strange problem with NTbackup on a Windows 2003 server, i
scheduled
> a job every evening at 11:00, it seems to start but then gives the
message:
> Cannot locate the specified media or backup in the log.
>
> This is the command line of the job:
>
> NT\NTBackup\data\Backup Monday.bks" /n "MOndayg" /d "Backup
> Monday" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:on /m normal /j "Backup
> Monday" /l:s /um /p "4mm DDS"
>
> Someone a solution for this ? Is there anything that i set wrong ?
>
>



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