Chapter 1: Windows OS

Server Backup

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  • Data backup failure: Five tips for prevention

    (presented by SearchDataBackup.com)

    Tip -  Learn what you can do to prevent data backups from failing. Media failure, human error and hardware failure are among the most common reasons backups fail.

  • Downloadable Microsoft utility enables print server backup

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  Losing a print server requires a quick fix. Fortunately Microsoft provides a downloadable utility to get your users printing again, even before you finish troubleshooting the print server.

  • Tape backups may have trouble keeping up with 64-bit systems

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  When you install Service Pack 1 on Windows Server 2003 for Itanium, your tape backups may slow dramatically. Here's the reason why, and what you can do about it.

  • Automating backups, Part 4: The trick to scripting

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  This four-part series on automating backups by scripting concludes by showing how to put the GUID extracted from the Removable Storage Manager in a format so the NTBACKUP command in Windows Server 2003 can use it.

  • Automating backups, Part 3: Building on your script

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  Now that you've learned how to write a simple script that will identify the tape in your tape drive and then eject that tape, you can build on that technique and bridge the gap between the Removable Storage Manager and the NTBACKUP program in Windows...

  • Automating backups, Part 2: Creating a script to leverage RSM

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  Part 2 of this four-part article on automating complex backups shows the first steps in creating a script that allows the NTBACKUP program in Windows Server 2003 to leverage the power of the Removable Storage Manager.

  • Best practices: Optimizing your backups

    (presented by SearchDataBackup.com)

    Tip -  Most organizations back up data one way or another nowadays -- but just how many do it well? This tip will show you some of the areas of backups you should consider optimizing.

  • Automating backups, Part 1: Crash course on RSM

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  The NTBACKUP program in Windows Server 2003 lacks some of the features found in many third-party backup solutions -- its abilities to manage a library of tapes or use a tape drive with an auto loader are, at best, limited. But you can create a script...

  • Tools to automate full-system backups

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  As network speeds increase and storage space cheapens, the emphasis has shifted from selective backups to full-system backups. Our desktop management expert tells administrators about the tools they can use to automate full-system backups.

  • Getting the most out of the backup log

    (presented by SearchWindowsServer.com)

    Tip -  Windows Server 2003's backup utility has a log feature that allows you to keep track of what happened during your backup. Used properly, this log can be a potent troubleshooting tool.