I am using NTBackup to back up 2 servers, both domain controllers. They both use Task Scheduler to start the backup. One of them works fine, but the other one does not.
The strange thing is, if I right click on the scheduled task and choose “Run”, it starts and runs just fine. I thought that maybe it was because the server was not logged in at the console, but I left it logged in and locked, just like the other server that works, and it would not start.
THe backup log file is empty, and it shows as being modified 33 minutes after the job was scheduled to start. In the System log, it shows where Remote Storage service started right when the job was supposed to start, and then the service is stopped 33 minutes later. I can’t seem to find any log that will show me what is wrong.
ANy ideas?
THank you!
J
***Update: It seems that for whatever reason, when scheduled, this server won’t overwrite the tape automatically unless it’s been done by this job before; in other words, once the tape has been used by this job, subsequent jobs will automatically overwrite it. So, sicne we’re just on a week rotation here, as long as I manually start the job on all 5 tapes, it will run ok afterwards.
Not sure why it wasn’t a problem on the other server, but I’ve reviewed the command in task Scheduler, and they are identical, except one server has an LTO drive and the other has a DLT.
ANyway, if anybody has more insight, that would be great, but I believe I’ve found a decent workaround.
j