> Just think, I've ridden to Work on a push bike 3 times (17 Miles each > way) and I've been causing more global warming! Sorry chaps >
No good deed ever goes unpunished, eh? So there you are, thinking you are helping all of mankind and critterdom out by bicycling, and it turns out I am doing more by remaining a lazy ocnsumer of convenient transportation methods. Well, thank you for the effort and good will in any event <g>... My daughter has a Civic Hybrid, picked it up 4 years ago, and LOVES it. Yet, she takes a train to work most days of the week, despite it taking an hour longer to and from (combined), just to try to make this a better world. Then don't I go out and thank her fo eltting me feel less guilty about increasing my level of wanton consumption of petrol for casual trips to local farms to begin to purchase natural raised (grass fed) meat products (as opposed to purchasing meats from typical mass production sources)! One way or another everything ends up balancing out - even if that means mankind ends up becoming destroyed by ruining the very basic elements of life, and the planet ends up becoming repaired in our absence over the subsequent ages. Awful thought, eh? Gil > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Jennings > Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:27 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > > > Gil, > > Yes the cost of LTO's is quite high, but I like the fact that I can do a > Daily FULL backup during the afternoon, pop the tapes out and take them > home. If anything does go wrong, at least I know I've got up to > lunchtime the day before on tape (If it's working that is) This has been > the first real problem apart from a drive failing (swapped out within 4 > hours). > > Did you know that a study was carried out at an English university and > they discovered this apparently.... > > A human on a Push Bike will emit more CO2 than a human on a 750CC > Motorbike over a mile. I'm so glad I ride a VFR750!!!! :o) > > Just think, I've ridden to Work on a push bike 3 times (17 Miles each > way) and I've been causing more global warming! Sorry chaps > > > Robert > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of mrgmhale > Posted At: 18 April 2007 19:06 > Posted To: Profox Archive > Conversation: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > Subject: RE: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > > > Oh yeah, VSS is apparently quite fragile. I have read somewhere that > when it works it works great, and when it breaks it is a bitch to get > fixed. I had VSS fail on one of my 2003 servers, and ended up > reinstalling the OS to get it to work again. I went through all the > various MicroScoff and 3rd party fixes I could dig up, and nothing short > of a Strip & Reinstall would work for me. But, since that event I have > had no further problems. > > I do like LTO, have an LTO3 unit running at a client location. Seems to > run quite fast, but far more costly than an equivalent set of HDD units. > Then again, your point re: portability and transportability for off-site > rotation is well taken. I have a duplicate set of HDD units I rotate > off site every month or so. But I transport it in my SUV up the street > 2 1/2 blocks <g>... > > Gil > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Jennings > > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 1:59 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > > > > > > Gil, > > > > Thanks. > > > > I've had trouble with VSS before and I restarted the service before a > > > backup to get over it. I've not needed to do that for at least 6 > > months now. > > > > I'm backing up to 400GB LTO Tapes! I tried the HDD one but lugging two > > > external disks around in your backpack on a motorbike wasn't too much > > fun. Then I had to dump the data down onto a machine at home etc etc > > > > Tapes were much easier and I could go back a week/4 weeks if I want to > > > find a file that a user has deleted but they weren't sure when! lol > > > > It's strange how today It keeps happening. I'll try the restarting VSS > > > service before I try the backup tomorrow as I'm off home now. > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of mrgmhale > > Posted At: 18 April 2007 18:50 > > Posted To: Profox Archive > > Conversation: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > > Subject: RE: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > > > > > > What a frustrating situation, eh? I have basically given up on > > getting anything really good from NTBackup from long ago. Are you > > backing up to tape or HDD? I have been doing disk-to-disk (external > > USB HDD units) for several years, and love it. But the info I am > > going to provide you ought to work for tape backups as well. For 2003 > > > Server and XP (and perhaps even > > Vista) there is a service called Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). I > > have sometimes seen it turned on for automatic running, and other > > times it is set up as a manual process. I always make certain it is > working. > > What it does is allow you to back up open files, under certain > > conditions. The reason I bring this up is you may be running into an > > Open File issue with NTBackup that is causing it to barf out its bytes > > > & bits quite unceremoniously. > > > > VSS will work for the OSes identified above, and only on a local disk > > with an NTFS partition. The backup software must be designed to work > > with VSS to > > take advantage of the Open File Backup feature offered via VSS. I > have > > used it SyncBack for a few years, with excellent results. It is > > designed for disk-to-disk and disk-ftp backups, not tape. But, if you > > > do a disk-to-disk, you can do a tape backup with NTBackup from the HDD > > > used to contain the backed up files. At $40 or $45 license for > > SyncBack it is worth a shot. Then again, simply turning on VSS to run > > > automatically may also correct the problem for you. > > > > Even if this does not help you in your specific situation, it is a > > good thing to be aware of for general backup strategies. > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > Gil > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Robert Jennings > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2007 12:37 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: [NF] NTBACKUP ERROR WIN 2003 SBS > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > I can't find any information on this exact problem on Technet. > > > > > > I'm using the SBS2003 backup utility and it's failing on Backup when > > > > it gets to the AD. > > > > > > Details Application Event Log has the following Event Type: Error > > > Event Source: NTBackup Event Category: None Event ID: 8012 > > > Date: 18/04/2007 > > > Time: 17:10:40 > > > User: N/A > > > Computer: FRED > > > Description: > > > The 'Active Directory' returned 'The parameter is incorrect. > > > ' from a call to 'BackupRead()' additional data '-' > > > > > > The backup.log file has the following:- > > > > > > Backup started on 18/04/2007 at 17:09. > > > The 'Active Directory' returned 'The parameter is incorrect. > > > ' from a call to 'BackupReadFile' additional data '-' > > > The operation was ended. > > > Backup completed on 18/04/2007 at 17:10. > > > Directories: 184 > > > Files: 2987 > > > Bytes: 547,614,902 > > > Time: 1 minute and 13 seconds > > > > > > I'm logged onto the server as an administrator and I've tried > > > rebooting the server. It's failed 4 times today, once after a > reboot. > > > > > > I'm just trying a system state backup only to see if that breaks > > > through it but I'm not hopeful! > > > > > > TIA > > > > > > Robert > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > -------------------------------------------- > > > This email was sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unless otherwise agreed > > > expressly in writing by Marine Software Limited, this communication > > > and attachments are to be treated as confidential and the > > > information in it may not be used or disclosed except for the > > > purpose for which it > > > > > was sent. > > > If you are not the intended recipient of this communication you > > > should destroy it without copying, disclosing or otherwise using its > > contents. > > > Please notify the sender immediately of the error. > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Marine Software Limited. Registered in England & Wales. 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