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In news:7C5F3808-4A53-4550-BB50-9DB3A50AA4C8@microsoft.com,
Craig Barraclough <CraigBarraclough@discussions.microsoft.com> typed:
> And just to add to the confusion, the backup worked fine last night!!!
So that was through the automated task, not the manual one you set up?
NTBackup is great, but have you considered something like BackupExec? I use
NTBackup for teeny tiny shops only, really... BE can back up to a drive as
well as removable media like tape.
>
> "Craig Barraclough" wrote:
>
>> I have checked this morning and it seems to have copied the file,
>> however the complete backup job is only half done.
>> Let me outline what happens overnight.
>> at 21.00 the exchange server uses ntbackup to create exchange.bkf
>> 22.00 SQL server maintenance backups copy backups straight to live
>> data drive on NAS unit
>> 0.00 DC does ntbackup of AD
>> 0.20 Robocopy from exchange server to live drive on NAS unit
>> 0.20 Robocopy from DC to live drive on NAS unit
>>
>> 02.00 Robocopy starts to copy all the volumes on the live drive over
>> to the external 1TB Lacie drive attached to the NAS unit.
>>
>> We have 11 volumes which hold different types of data, the robocpopy
>> script is below:-
>>
>>
>> robocopy I:\IT T:\IT /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\IBackup_Log.txt robocopy B:\Abillity T:\Abillity /R:0 /W:0
>> /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR /LOG:T:\BBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy X:\Accounts T:\Accounts /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\XBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy L:\Archive T:\Archive /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\LBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy S:\Backups T:\Backups /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\SBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy N:\Company T:\Company /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\NBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy V:\SageAudit2004 T:\SageAudit2004 /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH
>> /MIR /LOG:T:\VBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy Y:\SageCopy T:\SageCopy /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\YBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy Z:\SageYearEnd T:\SageYearEnd /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\ZBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy W:\SageYearEnd2004 T:\SageYearEnd2004 /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL
>> /NJH /MIR /LOG:T:\WBackup_Log.txt
>> robocopy U:\Users T:\Users /R:0 /W:0 /NFL /NDL /NJH /MIR
>> /LOG:T:\UBackup_Log.txt
>>
>> I'm still wondering if its not the size of the file thats causing the
>> problem, there should be enough system resources as the machine has
>> 4gb of ram.
>>
>> I think it may have to set up a separate backup job for exchnage
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Craig Barraclough" <CraigBarraclough@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>> wrote in message
>>> news:F6FD5AD1-CC8E-4553-A27D-B7BAF3789D82@microsoft.com...
>>>>
>>>> OK, the automatic robocopy failed for the past 2 nights with the
>>>> same error,
>>>> however i have just run a manual robocopy and it has worked
>>>> fine??!!
>>>>
>>>> I just don't know why it will work when copird on its own.
>>>> Does robocopy copy multiply objects at once and therefore copying
>>>> 20gb over
>>>> cause a problem?
>>>
>>> No, shouldn't - can you schedule a job & watch it run?
>>> What else happens at night?
>>>>
>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Craig Barraclough" <CraigBarraclough@discussions.microsoft.com>
>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>> news:595386DC-1237-47CE-B07B-6215F13B387E@microsoft.com...
>>>>>> It works when i copy/paste i haven't tried doing a manual
>>>>>> robocopy, i will
>>>>>> checks tonights backup and if it fails i will try to robocopy
>>>>>> manually. Copying straight to the backup drive would be a pain,
>>>>>> so i hope i can find
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> different solution.
>>>>>> I'll post my findings over the weekend.
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Good luck & please do post back.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]" wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "Craig Barraclough"
>>>>>>> <CraigBarraclough@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>>>>>>> message
>>>>>>> news:B6B59DFF-6998-417F-8897-0439089D5F7A@microsoft.com...
>>>>>>>> I am not sure if this is the right place for this post.
>>>>>>>> I have a backup stratergy that involves copying files from our
>>>>>>>> NAS server
>>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>>> an external drive using robocopy.exe
>>>>>>>> Our exchange server uses ntbackup to create a exchange.bkf file
>>>>>>>> which
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> then cpoied over to the NAS box.
>>>>>>>> When robocopy tries to copy this file to the external drive, it
>>>>>>>> fails
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> the following error:
>>>>>>>> ERROR 1450 (0x000005AA) Copying File
>>>>>>>> S:\Backups\Exchange\Databases\Exchange.bkf
>>>>>>>> Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested
>>>>>>>> service.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> There is nothing in the event logs to indicate a problem.
>>>>>>>> This file is 20gb.
>>>>>>>> The rest of the robocopy works fine copying over 300gb.
>>>>>>>> Any ideas why it would be just that particular file that fails?
>>>>>>>> Files copied immediately before and after are not affected.
>>>>>>>> This has happened on the previous 2 nights backups and i am
>>>>>>>> having to
>>>>>>>> manually copy the .bkf file over to the backup drive.
>>>>>>>> Any help would be great.
>>>>>>>> Craig
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> What happens if you use robocopy to manually copy the file over?
>>>>>>> Have you tried using ntbackup to send the backup file to the
>>>>>>> NAS box directly? (and yes, it will take longer to run).
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