Re: SBS 2003 Backup Script

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Well, an external hard drive would be a very good option if my client had
not invested so much money in the original tape drive and expensive DLT
tapes...


"cristalink" <cristalink@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uW%23NSRsIGHA.3936@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>If you can recommend another
>> option we would surely consider it...
>
> Why not using an external hard disk drive?
>
>
> "SBS 2003 User" <garry.wheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23z63SDsIGHA.984@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Hi Frank,
>>
>> Thank you for you advice and expertise. That is, in fact, what we have
>> done, to use the NTBackup instead of the Wizard. I am still disappointed
>> that I can not edit the Small Business Server Backup Script.bks file to
>> do the differential backup I need, as the Wizard is such a useful tool
>> and very easy for a small business owner to use. They have a much harder
>> time using the NTBackup program.
>>
>> By the way, to answer your question, the reason for doing the
>> differential backup is that this particular client has outgrown the
>> capacity of his tape drive and does not want to buy the size of drive
>> needed to do a full system backup each night. He currently has a DLT
>> 40/80 drive but needs a VS160. As such, we are tired of excluding enough
>> files to get everything on the tape, so the differential is our best
>> option. If you can recommend another option we would surely consider
>> it...
>>
>> Thanks again for taking the time to help me out. I surely appreciated
>> it...
>>
>> Garry
>>
>> "Frank McCallister SBS MVP" <anonymous> wrote in message
>> news:%23m4TTyrIGHA.140@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Hi Garry
>>>
>>> You can use the NTBackup program instead of the Wizard but I recommnd
>>> you get a Total backup every night for a business. Restore of
>>> Differentials is a painful process.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Frank McCallister SBS MVP
>>> COMPUMAC
>>> "SBS 2003 User" <garry.wheeler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OjgQparIGHA.3904@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I understand the principles of the Small Business Server 2003 Backup
>>>> Script, where it is located, how it backs up files, and the switches it
>>>> uses to ensure a successful backup each time it runs. My question is:
>>>> "Is there a way to modify the backup script to only do Differential
>>>> backups each evening?
>>>>
>>>> It is truly amazing that you are forced do full backups (-exclusions)
>>>> when using the Small Business Server embedded backup runner.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you for your time and assistance,
>>>> Garry
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>


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