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Reuse a single backup tape for NTBACKUP

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by ronmm

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I'm in a test environment & need to use MS native backup (EWWWGGGGG) on a win2000 server (member of NT domain, no AD yet)

I have gone through EVERYTHING I can think of using MMC removeable media to prepare the tape for reuse. Backup fails becausethere is no unused media. The media state is idle available, the tape is in the free pool.

EXACTLY what do I need to do to this (expletives welcome) to make it back up???

NTBACKUP REALLY GETS MY BACK UP....

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by does not compute!

This one I can answer! it's simple a matter of creating a job and then editing the proerty line and adding /um /p to the command line this way it will look for suitable media, format and use it thus reusing a previously used tape

Hope this helps

by does not compute!

This one I can answer! it's simple a matter of creating a job and then editing the proerty line and adding /um /p to the command line this way it will look for suitable media, format and use it thus reusing a previously used tape

Hope this helps

by ronmm

Didn't mean to reject this - answer is fine - hope a sysop can give credit where it is due.....

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