I am trying to write a batch file to run NTBackup and schedule it to run using WinAT.
On the particular NT Server system I am trying to write this bacth file for, management wants the entire contents of the C:\, E:\ and F:\ drives backed up (whyI am not sure). My first problem is that I am not sure of the proper syntax for the commands in the batch file. I tried writing the bacth file using the parameters C:\*.*, E:\*.*, and F:\*.*, but that didn’t seem to work. Then I changed it to just C:\, E:\, and F:\. This seemed to work, but when I ran the batch file, NTBackup started and ran, but the next day the NTBackup process was still running, and the only way I could stop it was to reboot the system. I am still not sure if the syntax was correct to grab everything, even though the log file showed that the backup was completed.
My second problem is getting this to run using WinAT. I can’t seem to get the entries I add in the scheduler to be added the way I specify. For example, I want to add my entry to WinAT and test the batchfile Today (14 Dec – to make sure it is going to run correctly before I schedule it to run unattended). So I open WinAT, select the option to add a new entry. I specify the path to the batch file, select Today as when to run, and set a time to start. When I click OK to add the entry, instead of the entry showing that it is scheduled to run Today, it shows Next 14 (I assume that to mean the 14th day of the next month). Does anyone have any ideas on why this might be happening? I can’t get it to hold the Today option. I checked the date and time on the system and it is correct.
If anyone has any suggestions or ideas that might be able to help me, I would be most greatful.
Happy Holidays,
Ms. Lawrin Walker