In
tip 2265, we discussed scheduling NTbackup without the need to manage media.
If you do schedule a backup, and use the /t <Tape Label Name> switch, Ntbackup will hang if the
the requested tape is in the ...
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If you use a
command line backup, add:
Call PrtBkLog \\Server\Printer
immediately after the Ntbackup command.
PrtBkLog.bat contains:
@echo off
setlocal
if \{%1\}==\{\} @ech...
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