Here's the script See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;239892 for more details. Google will pull up several more examples.
In a nutshell, the script
1. Refreshes the removable media storage database,
2. Gets the current data and time, uses that information to create a unique tape name
3. Performs a backup on to the tape, renames the tape and overwrites all data.
4. Ejects the tape
5. Copies the backup log to text file so that it can be emailed to me.
I use AT2000 (http://www.cypressnet.com) to handle the scheduling and emailing.
Now, if I could only get my backup tapes to cheaply move themselves... :)
Cheers! Burzin
****Script Begins*****
echo off
rsm.exe refresh /LF"ARCHIVE Python 06408-XXX SCSI Sequential Device"
sleep 30
for /f "Tokens=1-4 Delims=/ " %%i in ('date /t') do set dt=%%i-%%j-%%k-%%l
for /f "Tokens=1" %%i in ('time /t') do set tm=-%%i
set tm=%tm::=-%
set dtt=%dt%%tm%
Rem-- Above lines get time and date
c:\winnt\system32\ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\daily.bks" /n "%computername%-%dtt%" /d "daily %dtt%" /v:no /r:no /rs:yes /hc:on /m normal /j "daily %dtt%" /l:s /p "4mm DDS" /UM
rsm.exe eject /PF"%computername%-%dtt% - 1" /astart
cd C:\Documents and Settings\Default User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data
dir backup??.log /od /b >backup.tmp
for /F "eol=; tokens=1" %%i in (backup.tmp) do copy %%i /y Imail.txt
exit
****Script Ends*****
At 06:46 PM 1/8/2004, you wrote:
What's the script do? Could you share?
Thanks
Dave
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Burzin Sumariwalla Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 7:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] Backup software
Actually I use the native Windows 2000 backup utility along w. a script found on Microsoft's site. It works well for me, but I also run Imail on a RAID 5 setup-- which by the way has helped me out more times than the actual backup.
Burzin
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