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How to setup a script for backup?

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by lisav

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We had a small company setup our small company network and we were not happy with the service we were provided. I have always been their in house IT Admin, handling all the workstation issues and printing as well. I also handle the server and ActiveDirectory and am in the learning process. I am currently only an MCP but I have experience and follow advice and directions well. Now I am their sole IT person and have been turning to this Q&A for help. There is one folder on our BDC that needs backing up nightly. The guy who setup the backup, ran a free program called "Putty" to write a script that would send the file that needed backing up, over the WAN to our PDC, so when the PDC backup kicked in, everything would be backed up. I found thismorning that any of the backups that he setup, has not been backing up, including the PDC! I setup the new daily back up schedule for the PDC but don't know how to write a script to back up our access database file that needs to be pushed to the PDC. Any help would be appreciated.

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by sgt_shultz

how are the backups 'going off'? are they scheduled tasks? if so, check in the Task Scheduler to see which user account they are using and that the password is correct (perhaps you changed it after that company left?)
tell us more about how (you believe) your backups (are supposed to) work...?

by a.jongsma

You mentioned the method of pulling/putting the files from the BDC to the PDC but unfortionatly not the method used to backup the PDC.

If the PDC/BDC have indeed a thrust and are able to communicate you could use something like Robocopy (logging enabled) to pull or push the files instead of Putty.
If you're using backup software like Backup Exec you should be able to backup the BDC immediatly without any copying at all.

imho it's mostly a shot in the dark while there just isn't enough information about you're current setup and why the descission has been made to use Putty for this procedure

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