Questions tagged [ntbackup]
ntbackup is an extremely simple tape-based backup utility that shipped as part of Windows Server from Windows NT 3.5 until Windows Server 2003.
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NTbackup doesn't complete, leaves a blank log file, VSS errors in application log
I have a Windows 2003 server that is running a semi-custom backup task. The scheduled task calls NTbackup with a few switches depending on whether it is a full or incremental backup. Most of the ...
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How to restore Windows 2003 using a system backup? Didn't work for me
I have had an easy time testing system restores with ASR NTBackups.
I wanted to try what I thought was an alternate approach provided by windows 2003 for full system restores. Using NTBackup, I made ...
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NTBackup Error: C: is not a valid drive
I'm trying to use NtBackup to back up the C: Drive on a Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 machine and get the following error in the log file:
Backup Status Operation: Backup Active
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using windows shadow copy for folders, files
it seems only R2 versions of W2k3 and W2k8 support folder, file level VSS backup. In regular Windows server editions only volumes could be backed up.
is there any links or doc to confirm this behavior?...
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NTBackup fails with 8003 and 8019 to restore to Recovery Storage Group
Taking over a Windows Small Business Server 2003 R2 (SBS2003) that has long been backed up using both Symantec Backup Exec and NTBackup. Now I am trying to be smart and test the restore. Of course ...
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What would cause this error nightly during NTBackup (SBS 2003)?
I am getting the following warning message on 510 different files (always the same ones) every night:
WARNING: Portions of "[INSERT FILENAME HERE]" cannot be read. The backed up data is corrupt or ...
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Accessing tapes at the Windows Server 2008 R2 with NTBackup backups
Does anyone know any solution how to access tapes at the Windows Server 2008 R2, tapes written with NTBackup from earlier Windows versions ???
I appreciate free or low cost solution to access such ...