NTBackup Questions


Image backup and ntbackup of exchange 2007
i m running a exch 2007 with winserver 2003. on DELL 2950 server A ,all things work fine, i have also taken image backup by Acronics software of the C drive of my exchange server A,this image has also been tested by restoring on another DELL server B of same specs which also work fine [...]

Answer Question   |  May 28, 2009  12:12 PM
Exchange 2007, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Image Backup, NTBackup
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85 pts.

Problem in NTBackup – Error returned while creating the Volume Shadow Copy: 0×80042306
Hi I have windows server 2003 SP2 enterprise edit., Suddenly i am facing problem in NTBackup. It was working fine earlier. When i see backup report it shows following error massage Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1. Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0×80042306. Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 2. Error returned while creating [...]

Answer Question   |  December 5, 2008  4:25 AM
Error 0x80042306, Error in NTBackup, NTBackup, Volume Shadow Copy, volume shadow copy:0x80042306 error, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP2
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5 pts.

Windows Scheduler fails to execute batch file.
The Problem: I have a batch file that I am attempting to run once a week, using Windows Scheduler. The file is hosted locally on my “Dropbox” server, and the purpose of the batch file is to map the Z: drive to a remote PC, run NTBackup on Dropbox to reach out to the remote [...]

Answer Question   |  November 19, 2008  7:27 PM
Authentication, Batch files, NTBackup, Windows Scheduler, Windows Scheduler Failure, Windows Server 2003
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515 pts.

Ntbackup How do i configure NTbackup to send me mail on outlook when a certain backup fails?
How do i configure NTbackup to send me mail on outlook when a certain backup fails?

Answer Question   |  November 18, 2008  2:29 PM
Backup, NTBackup, NTBackup Configuration, Outlook
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5 pts.

Backup Deleted elements Exchange 2003
Dear experts, I have one problem with recover of deleted elements. They are kept by me along 30 days and I can recover them according standard procedure. But if I restore with NTbackup.exe the old databank, I can not restore deleted elements, which existed when Backup would be made. Can I do anything? Second question: [...]

Answer Question   |  October 28, 2008  12:27 PM
Backup, Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, Exchange Backup & Restore, Exchange Deleted Elements, Exchange Server 2003 Backup, NTBackup, NTBackup.exe
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10 pts.

NTbackup to backup our exchange system
When we use NTbackup to backup our exchange system, only the folders show up when you go to the restore function. The file size looks correct. Is this what we should expect to see?

Answer Question   |  October 9, 2008  2:58 PM
Backup, Exchange Backup, NTBackup
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16,755 pts.

Setting up a Differntial backup
i have setup the following schedule setup in Backup Exec 10d Monday Full – Backup files Using Archive Bit (reset Archive Bit) Tue Differential – Back Up changed files since last full – Using archive bit( does not reset archive bit) Wed Differential – Back Up changed files since last full – Using archive bit( [...]

Answer Question   |  September 30, 2008  6:32 PM
Backup, Backup servers, Differential backup, Full backup, NTBackup, Symantec, Veritas Backup Exec
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5 pts.

Using NTBACKUP to recover from system failure in Exchange 2003
I’m working for small company and is documenting and testing a disaster recovery plan for all my servers. The problem I keep running into is finding a plan that works using NTBACKUP to restore my exchange 2003 running on Windows server to its original state if system completely failed. I done quite a bit of [...]

Answer Question   |  May 5, 2011  5:10 PM
Disaster Recovery, Exchange 2003, Exchange Storage Group, NTBackup
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5 pts.

How to send cc copy from bmail ?
Deer all, I am sandeep and i am system administrator in software company. I have created automated backup system using Ntbackup and use bmail to send mail backup report and is working fine. but now i want it also send cc copy to other mail also but i am not know. how to use bmail [...]

Answer Question   |  May 2, 2010  12:25 AM
BMail, Email software, NTBackup
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105 pts.

How do I backup/restore data to/from a tape drive using the ntbackup command
The hardware is the Dell Powervault124t and i am trying to see what was backedup by a previous user who no longer works on site.

Answer Question   |  June 9, 2008  6:55 PM
Backup, Backup and Recovery Hardware, Dell Powervault124t, NTBackup
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10 pts.

Run NTBackup in the background?
Is it possible to run NTBackup (scheduled) invisibly, or in the background? Currently I have NTBackup set to schedule during the day at (for example) 1:00PM to back up users’ Outlook data files, but when it does so the NTBackup application actually launches. I am forced to do it this way, but I do not [...]

Answer Question   |  April 7, 2008  1:21 PM
Backup & recovery, NTBackup, Scheduling software, Windows Server 2003
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515 pts.

NTBackup and Shadowcopy
When using the NTBackup utility to reach out and backup files on a network share (not on the server where NTBackup is running), does the Volume Shadowcopy service fail to work in such a situation? As I understand it, NTBackup uses VSC to allow you to back up in-use files, but I am suspecting that [...]

Answer Question   |  March 13, 2008  7:38 PM
NTBackup, Shadow Copy, Volume Shadow Copy, Windows Server 2003
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515 pts.

Server 2003, NTBackup Utility, Shadowcopy Service and Network Drives.
Good afternoon! I have an interesting scenario I’m trying to resolve here. Namely, I wish to execute a centralized backup of Outlook PST files for my users across my building. The problem is that most users do not log off, or shut down Outlook. This is not a situation that I am able to remedy, [...]

Answer Question   |  March 21, 2008  10:07 PM
NTBackup, Shadow Copy, Volume Shadow Copy, VSS, Windows Server 2003
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515 pts.

Exchange Server 2003 NTBACKUP best practices
What are the known difficulties and problems of using NTBACKUP to back up and restore a Microsoft Exchange 2003 server? Are their any hardware considerations?

Answer Question   |  July 22, 2008  9:46 PM
Backup, Exchange 2003, NTBackup
580 pts.

nt backup
i used nt backup to backup my company data to hard drive it was working fine but now backup is not happening and the backup log file is always empty.i used to schedule it to happen at 18:00 hrs but keep on failing even if i run the backup job manually nothing is happening and [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  4:28 AM
Backup, NTBackup
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0 pts.

Exchange 2003 Intermittent Backup Trouble NTBackup
First off, thanks heaps. I’ve been seeing an intermittent failure of my Exchange 2k3 box to successfully complete its full backup job with the following Event error: The backup has stopped with error -521 and, in the backup log, “First Storage Group is not a valid drive or you do not have access”. I’m only [...]

Answer Question   |  February 3, 2009  2:28 AM
Exchange 2003, Exchange Backup, NTBackup
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0 pts.