Tag archive for ‘backup’

SBS 2003 Backup Problem Stoping and starting Exchange

Question:
I am backing up a 2003 SBS Server. It was backing up without problems until a couple of days ago. I am using Acronis Echo SBS backup. The error I am getting is  “E000400007: Failed to Backup File or folder ‘D:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\MDBDATA\E00.log’.This file or folder is locked by the following process: C:\Program Files\Exchsrvr\bin\store.exe.
There is a [...]

NAS For Single Person Use

Question:
Hello,
After a recent server loss, I decided that I really didn’t need a server anymore. I work alone in a one person office. What I really need is a fast backup solution with file sharing between more that one computer (my laptop and a workstation). Web access would be great for those times I am [...]

how do I zip files and delete them after being zipped in windows

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I am managing a few windows servers. It sends out alert whenever any of the drives has less than 10% of free disk space available. Each time I get this alert, I have to manually zip all the log files and then delete them. I have been trying to automate this such that daily or [...]

How to automate NTBackup to do daily backups to an external USB drive with dynamic bkf names

Question:
I have a 1TB drive attached to a machine that I want to use NTBackup on to backup ‘My Documents’ and the System State on a daily (or weekly) basis.  I don’t want to overwrite older backups – instead I’d like for a script or program to name the backup name for me in the [...]

Best practice for swapping drives when backup up with Backup Exec System Recovery?

Question:
I got a backup job in Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 2010 configured to be performed every Thursday. This job is sent to two different drives, alternating each week (one goes offsite, one is connected to the server, then they switch every Friday). Problem is that even though the drives are both recognized as drive [...]

sql server backup – howto basics

Question:
I am looking to get pointed in the right direct for how to do daily backups on an SQL database. Our former sysadmin is gone and I’ve never set up a backup. We have SQL Server 2005 running on MIcrosoft Windows Server 2003.
I have frequently restored tables from backups, and I have created one-shot backups [...]

offsite system backup for HP Proliant server

Question:
Hello Experts,
BACKGROUND
I have a HP Proliant ML150G5 server.  I’ve configured it as a file server using Suse Linux Enterprise Server version 10.
The server has two 146GB SAS Hotplug Hard Drive configured as RAID 1+0. Since there are only 2 harddrives, correct me if I’m wrong, in effect, this is just RAID 1 (mirroring).
The server is [...]

Can EMC Retrospect Swap Between USB and Network Connections for Back-up

Question:
Hi there
I’m in a new role and inherited an Iomega 500GB HDD for backup of PC.  It has been using EMC Retrospect with a USB connection.  I managed to get the HDD working over network with only a little fuss.
However when I attempt a new back-up the previous back-ups are not recognised (0 restore points [...]

SQL Server 2008 Maintenance Plan Wizard

Question:
I’m running MS Server 2008 with SQL Server 2008 (standard).  Would like to utilize the Maintenance Plan Wizard, but it’s not visible in the SQL Server Management Studio.  Expanding Managment only displays Policy Management, SQL Server Logs, and Legacy.  My login is a member of the sysadmin group.  How can I enable this feature?
Solution:
Yes.. Maintenance [...]

Multiple Application data folder in Windows 2008 server fill backups

Question:
I am running into a problem with my Windows 2008 Server.
Its setup for terminal services.  I only have about 5 users that connect to it.
The server has 80GB of used space.  My backup drive supports 160GB when I run a backup it fills up and asks for a second tape.
After further investigation I found out [...]