Re: Custom Script for Travan/miniQIC Tape Backups
From: Henry Craven (IUnknown_at_Dot.Nyet)
Date: 09/25/04
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Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 15:22:47 +1000
Thanks Owen. Much appreciated.
Look forward to giving it a Try and having a "play" with it.
--
Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
Melbourne Australia
"Owen Williams" <SpamProof@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:MPG.1bbe9dc8b00881dc989684@news.microsoft.com...
> FIRST, A MODEST REQUEST: I fully understand that Travan/miniQIC drives
> are not the best backup devices and are thought by many to deserve a
> place among the damned. Notwithstanding, many of our clients have
them.
> What follows is my attempt to help those of you who ALREADY support
> Travan/miniQIC backup devices make the best of them. I do NOT
recommend
> them if you are selecting a NEW backup device. So please: No flames
by
> those who hate these devices. Thanks!
>
> DISCLAIMER: What follows reflects my experiences. It works for me but
> you should thoroughly test it to make sure it will work for you.
>
> MY STORY: One of my clients has a Seagate STT3401A (IDE Travan
> 20GB/40GB) streaming drive for SBS2003 backup. Initially, backup
> success (backup + successful verify) with this drive was only 14% -
> totally unacceptable. A call to the vendor (Dell) determined it was
> likely that [1] the drive was bad and/or [2] the drive microcode was
> corrupt or at least needed to be updated. Vendor shipped new drive,
> which I installed, and also provided the latest microcode, which was
> updated without incident.
>
> Problem was, after the swap and microcode update, drive was identified
> as a miniQIC, not Travan. Applying the patch from Microsoft Knowledge
> Base Article 831664 did NOT fix this. Thus, the wizard-based SBS2003
> backup would not work at all. Using a variety of resources -
magazines,
> this and other newsgroups, and lots of web searches - I built the
> following custom backup script which works with this drive as a
miniQIC
> and will probably work (with some modifications) with others.
>
> BOTTOM LINE: Backup success is now greater than 95%. I have also run
> test restores, which worked fine.
>
> ADDITIONAL INFO:
> [1] The script includes an optional "trace" function which helps
> diagnose failures.
> [2] The Sleep command is available in pretty much any Windows Resource
> Kit. Any comparable command which waits a specified number of seconds
> can be used instead.
> [3] I included some steps in the script to improve the probability of
> success with a Travan/miniQIC streaming drive, such as retensioning
the
> tape before performing the backup and ejecting it afterward.
> [4] The NTBackup command is explicitly specified in the script, not
> generated by SBS BackupRunner, so you have VERY granular control over
> all the options.
> [5] SBS2003 Server Management Backup thinks no backup is being run and
> will therefore NOT display backup results. The script e-mails the
> summary backup log to anyone specified (see script for details) and
any
> number of logs can be retained for later review. (Server Management
> Backup retains backup results as an XML file. Perhaps someone with
more
> XML programming knowledge - and time on their hands - than I have will
> enhance the script to properly update that file.)
>
> BACKUP SCRIPT FOLLOWS - YOU PROBABLY *WILL* HAVE TO MODIFY IT A BIT!
> CAUTION: Longer command lines are wrapped by newsreader; examine
> carefully and unwrap them to make a working script.
>
> @Echo off
> ::
> :: Windows Small Business Server 2003 Full Backup to IDE Travan tape
> :: drive script
> :: Author: Owen Williams, ClearView Technology Consulting
> :: As Of: 02 Sep 2004
> ::
> :: - - - - - - - - - -
> :: NOTE: This script should be scheduled using the Windows Scheduled
> :: Tasks applet (Start | All Programs | Accessories | System Tools |
> :: Scheduled Tasks). Do NOT schedule SBS backups using the NTBackup
> :: scheduler. The script should be run using an account which has
full
> :: Administrator privileges. (Backup Operator privileges may work but
> :: have not been tested.)
> ::
> :: More information about backup batch files is available from the
> :: Microsoft reference article in Technet Q239892 "How to Schedule
> :: Unattended Backups Using a Stand-Alone Tape Library"
> :: - - - - - - - - - -
> Set Trace=Yes
> ::
> :: Set DateDay environment variable to the current date & day, e.g.,
> :: 20040526-Wed
> ::
> For /F "Tokens=1-4 Delims=/ " %%i In ('Date /T') Do Set
DateDay=%%l%%j%%
> k-%%i
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo Backup Trace for %DateDay%
>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup
> \Trace.log"
> ::
> :: Use the Removable Storage Manager to refresh removable storage
media
> :: and wait 120 seconds to allow refresh to complete. Low-cost IDE
> :: drives often do not notify removable storage that a tape has been
> :: loaded. The refresh command queries the drive for any changes.
> ::
> :: NOTE: The Name of the device to be refreshed is aquired by typing:
> :: RSM View /Tlibrary
> :: at a command line and selecting the correct device name.
> ::
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo RSM Refresh >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup\Trace.log"
> RSM Refresh /LF"Seagate STT3401A"
> Sleep 120
> ::
> :: Retension the tape, waiting until the retension completes before
> :: proceeding. This is an important step when using Travan and similar
> :: streaming drives to minimize media errors. Freeware utility
> :: TapeUtil.exe is available from Bill Stewart's web site:
> :: http://home.comcast.net/~stewartb/misctools.html
> ::
> :: Usage: TapeUtil -r [drive#]
> :: -r Retension the media in the drive.
> :: [drive#] Number of the tape drive, numbered 0 through 9.
> :: (The utility has other functions; only retension is used in this
> :: script.)
> ::
> If %Trace%==Yes (
> TapeUtil -r 0 >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup\Trace.log"
> ) Else TapeUtil -r 0
> Echo TapeUtil Return Code: %ErrorLevel% >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup
> \Trace.log"
> ::
> :: Backup the folders/files specified in @[path to .BKS] [Create the
> :: .BKS file using the SBS 2003 Backup Wizard. Then, re-run the
Wizard
> :: and disable the automated SBS backup processing. NOTE that you
will
> :: need to manually disable Exchange circular logging since the SBS
> :: Backup Configuration Wizard believes no backup is being performed.]
> :: - use the Normal (full backup with reset of archive bit) method
(/M)
> :: - backup from a volume shadow copy (/SNAP:on)
> :: - do not backup the Removable Storage Database (/RS:no)
> :: - backup to the miniQIC drive (/P "miniQIC") [Use "Travan" or other
> :: media pool name if required on your system]
> :: - use hardware compression (/HC:on) if available
> :: - name the backup job (/J), tape (/N), and backup set (/D)
> :: "%ComputerName%-%DateDay%"
> :: - verify the backup (/V:yes)
> :: - do not restrict access to the tape to members of Administrators
> :: group (/R:no)
> :: - create a summary log file (/L:s)
> :: - use unmanaged backup method (/UM): whatever tape is in the drive
is
> :: erased and used for the backup
> ::
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo NTBackup >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup\Trace.log"
> NTBackup backup "@%SBSProgramDir%\Backup\Small Business Backup
> Script.BKS" /M normal /SNAP:on /RS:no /P "miniQIC" /HC:on /J "%
> ComputerName%-%DateDay%" /N "%ComputerName%-%DateDay%" /D "%
> ComputerName%-%DateDay%" /V:yes /R:no /L:s /UM
> Echo NTBackup Return Code: %ErrorLevel% >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup
> \Trace.log"
> ::
> :: Use the Removable Storage Manager to eject the tape from the drive.
> :: This is an important line when using IDE-based tape drives.
NTBackup
> :: assumes ALL tape units eject their tapes.
> ::
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo RSM Eject >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup\Trace.log"
> RSM Eject /LF"Seagate STT3401A" /AStart
> Sleep 30
> ::
> :: Make a copy of the backup log in the SBS2003 folder used to save
> :: Backup Wizard logs, renaming the file and converting it from
Unicode
> :: to ANSI in the process.
> ::
> :: NTBackup creates log file names of the form "backup??.log" where ??
> :: is a number from 01 through 10.
> ::
> :: Dir backup*.log /B /O:D >LogFiles.txt - Sends a list of NTBackup
log
> :: file names only (/B) sorted in ascending order by date/time
(/O:D)
> :: to LogFiles.txt. The last line of LogFiles.txt is thus the name
of
> :: the newest log file: the one just created by the preceding
NTBackup
> :: command.
> :: For /F %%f In (LogFiles.txt) Do Set NewestLog=%%f - Sends the lines
> :: of LogFiles.txt (i.e., the log file names) to a Set command, one
by
> :: one. The final Set command is the only one that matters: it sets
an
> :: environment variable to the name of the newest log file.
> ::
> :: The Type command converts the log file from Unicode to ANSI for
> :: e-mail purposes.
> ::
> ChDir %UserProfile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows
NT
> \NTBackup\Data\
> Dir backup*.log /B /O:D >LogFiles.txt
> For /F %%f In (LogFiles.txt) Do Set NewestLog=%%f
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo Rename Log and Convert to ANSI >>"%SBSProgramDir%
> \Backup\Trace.log"
> Type %NewestLog% >"%SBSProgramDir%\Support\Backup Logs\SBSBackup%
> DateDay%.log"
> Del LogFiles.txt
> ::
> :: Create an e-mail message to the person(s) who monitor the backups.
> :: The file Backup_EMail_Header.txt must be a pure ANSI text file of
> :: RFC822-compliant addressing information:
> ::
> :: To:[recipient's e-mail address(es), separated by commas]
> :: From:[SBS administrator's e-mail address]
> :: Subject:[Subject of your choice]
> ::
> :: NTBackup Log Follows:
> ::
> :: NOTE: The blank line after Subject: is required for correct
> :: operation.
> ::
> :: File SBSBackup%DateDay%.log is appended to this file to create a
> :: complete e-mail message file. The message file is copied to the
> :: Exchange mail Pickup folder where it will be automatically sent by
by
> :: the SMTP Connector.
> ::
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo Create e-mail file >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup
> \Trace.log"
> ChDir %SBSProgramDir%\Support\Backup Logs
> Copy Backup_EMail_Header.txt + SBSBackup%DateDay%.log
> Backup_EMail_Message.txt
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo Copy file to Pickup >>"%SBSProgramDir%\Backup
> \Trace.log"
> Copy Backup_EMail_Message.txt "C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\Mailroot\vsi
1
> \Pickup"
> Del Backup_EMail_Message.txt
> ::
> :: Clean up the %SBSProgramDir%\Support\Backup Logs folder so it
> :: contains only the most recent 20 (4 weeks x 5 days/week) log files.
> ::
> :: Dir SBSBackup*.log /B /O:-N >LogFiles.txt - Sends a list of
SBSBackup
> :: file names only (/B) sorted in descending order (/O:-N) to
> :: LogFiles.txt
> :: For /F "Skip=20" %%f In (LogFiles.txt) Do Del %%f - Skips the first
> :: 20 lines of LogFiles.txt (i.e., skips the 20 newest SBSBackup
> :: files), then deletes any older files.
> ::
> If %Trace%==Yes Echo Clean Up Backup Logs folder >>"%SBSProgramDir%
> \Backup\Trace.log"
> Dir SBSBackup*.log /B /O:-N >LogFiles.txt
> For /F "Skip=20" %%f In (LogFiles.txt) Do Del %%f
> Del LogFiles.txt
> ::
> :: End of Small Business Server 2003 Backup script.
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