User triggered ntbackup operation

Hi all,
I have a laptop on a network (he is the only "mobile user "), what I would like to achieve is a single/double-click solution so that the user can run ntbackup of all local data/system state to a share on server (W2K server) at his time of choosing e.g before he goes mobile and when he returns to the office.

I guess I need a batch file which he can just run when convenient.

Hope someone can help.

Thanks in advance

Colin

 

Have a look at This Page for the ntbackup commandline syntax.

And look on This Page for a few examples.

Basically all you need is a one line batch file to make the backup and store it on the server.
However there are other things to consider as well.
How much space will one backup take, and how much space do you want to reserve for future backups.
Will the backup overwrite the existing one, append to it, etc?
Will you keep a weeks worth of backups, or a month etc?

You could write a batch file to date each file, and delete old backups every week, month etc.

Here is an example I use to create a backup of the SystemState (only the systemstate, no files/folders) into a folder on my desktop called "MyBackup "
The backup file(systemstate.bkf) is around 150 mb

Code:

ntbackup backup systemstate /j  "Command Line Backup 4" /f  "%userprofile%\desktop\mybackup\System\systemstate.bkf "

Note: This bulletin board is messing up the code. There is NO space between the . and bkf at the end of the line.

Here's another more suited to your needs:

Code:

ntbackup backup systemstate c:\ /j  "Command Line Backup 4" /f  "\\servername\pathtofolder\backupfilename.bkf "

Note: You would need to change the "servername\pathtofolder\backupfilename" to suit your situation

 

Thanks for your reply Mron, I was just about to EDIT to indicate that I had worked it out. Your link for the syntax will be useful however to tweak it.

Thanks

 

Your welcome maddogrnnsn.

I was editting my post as well.

Don't forget about the backups created, they can take up a lot of space over time if old ones aren't deleted periodically.

Have a great day.