Gregory N. Latiak
April 13th 03, 01:16 PM
Thanks. I enabled the service, but system configuration backups still fail
due to vol shadow copy error. Had already done a search through my copy of
technet and the online stuff.
g
"Andrew E." > wrote in message
...
> If you open control-panel,Adm.,R.click services,for short
> cut to my docum.etc.,in services you'll find volume shad-
> ow copy and brief explanation if you L.click the title.
> As far as back-up goes,try using file transfer wizard,
> open,configure to,youre transfering from the current
> computer,to another,have cds ready,or move the transfer-
> files,(back up)files.Technet at microsoft.com (search)
> is a good source for info.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have recently upgraded my trusty and reliable NT
> workstation to XP/Pro.
> >The machine is a Dell 420 with dual processors, ultraSCSI
> drives, 1gb memory
> >and a TRAVAN SCSI tape. Now that things are reasonably
> stable I am
> >attempting to get back into my regular backup cycle. But
> it seems that the
> >new built-in backup utility is broken and I am unable to
> backup my system.
> >
> >If I attempt to run the ASR wizard, it disables an option
> called 'Disable
> >Volume Shadow Copy' -- but when the backup starts, of
> course the volume
> >shadow copy (whatever that is) fails and the backup
> aborts right at the
> >start. And of course, there is no mention in any of the
> online sources about
> >what 'volume shadow copy is' and how I configure/debug
> it -- except that it
> >is of course wonderful. So great, I cannot backup the
> registry...
> >
> >DOing a regular full system backup, without saving the
> registry and config
> >files, is about 21gb of data. This conveniently spans two
> or three travan
> >tapes -- I have a number of existing tapes with backups
> of my old NT system.
> >At roughtly $100/tape these are not single use
> throwaways, except maybe to
> >microsoft. But when I attempt to do a full system backup,
> it recognizes that
> >the first tape is used and asks permission to overwrite
> the data. Three
> >hours later it is ready for the second tape, which I
> insert. But this tape
> >it refuses to overwrite, scans to the end of the tape and
> announces that
> >there is no room on the media, please insert another
> tape! And so on through
> >my entire collection of tapes... Having seen this kind of
> problem before, I
> >think that I just need to erase the tapes externally and
> start over. Then I
> >discover that there is NO TAPE ERASE or RETENTION
> capability in the builtin
> >backup utility. The helpfile babbles about a 'backup
> utility wizard' with a
> >media management tab -- not in this version... The backup
> wizard has an
> >advanced button, but that just takes me through setting
> options for the
> >backup run.
> >
> >So, using the builtin backup utility it appears
> impossible to backup the
> >system config information (no more recovery disk tool)
> and there is no way
> >to do multi-volume backups, which even the old NT backup
> could handle. So in
> >the end, without spending a lot of money on a thrid-party
> backup utility and
> >a pile of single use tapes, how am I supposed to backup
> my system?
> >
> >--
> >Gregory Latiak
> >Technology Strategists, Inc.
> >http://www.tekstrat.com/
> >Tel: (416)540-7384
> >Images http://members.rogers.com/greglatiak/
> >
> >
> >.
> >
due to vol shadow copy error. Had already done a search through my copy of
technet and the online stuff.
g
"Andrew E." > wrote in message
...
> If you open control-panel,Adm.,R.click services,for short
> cut to my docum.etc.,in services you'll find volume shad-
> ow copy and brief explanation if you L.click the title.
> As far as back-up goes,try using file transfer wizard,
> open,configure to,youre transfering from the current
> computer,to another,have cds ready,or move the transfer-
> files,(back up)files.Technet at microsoft.com (search)
> is a good source for info.
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I have recently upgraded my trusty and reliable NT
> workstation to XP/Pro.
> >The machine is a Dell 420 with dual processors, ultraSCSI
> drives, 1gb memory
> >and a TRAVAN SCSI tape. Now that things are reasonably
> stable I am
> >attempting to get back into my regular backup cycle. But
> it seems that the
> >new built-in backup utility is broken and I am unable to
> backup my system.
> >
> >If I attempt to run the ASR wizard, it disables an option
> called 'Disable
> >Volume Shadow Copy' -- but when the backup starts, of
> course the volume
> >shadow copy (whatever that is) fails and the backup
> aborts right at the
> >start. And of course, there is no mention in any of the
> online sources about
> >what 'volume shadow copy is' and how I configure/debug
> it -- except that it
> >is of course wonderful. So great, I cannot backup the
> registry...
> >
> >DOing a regular full system backup, without saving the
> registry and config
> >files, is about 21gb of data. This conveniently spans two
> or three travan
> >tapes -- I have a number of existing tapes with backups
> of my old NT system.
> >At roughtly $100/tape these are not single use
> throwaways, except maybe to
> >microsoft. But when I attempt to do a full system backup,
> it recognizes that
> >the first tape is used and asks permission to overwrite
> the data. Three
> >hours later it is ready for the second tape, which I
> insert. But this tape
> >it refuses to overwrite, scans to the end of the tape and
> announces that
> >there is no room on the media, please insert another
> tape! And so on through
> >my entire collection of tapes... Having seen this kind of
> problem before, I
> >think that I just need to erase the tapes externally and
> start over. Then I
> >discover that there is NO TAPE ERASE or RETENTION
> capability in the builtin
> >backup utility. The helpfile babbles about a 'backup
> utility wizard' with a
> >media management tab -- not in this version... The backup
> wizard has an
> >advanced button, but that just takes me through setting
> options for the
> >backup run.
> >
> >So, using the builtin backup utility it appears
> impossible to backup the
> >system config information (no more recovery disk tool)
> and there is no way
> >to do multi-volume backups, which even the old NT backup
> could handle. So in
> >the end, without spending a lot of money on a thrid-party
> backup utility and
> >a pile of single use tapes, how am I supposed to backup
> my system?
> >
> >--
> >Gregory Latiak
> >Technology Strategists, Inc.
> >http://www.tekstrat.com/
> >Tel: (416)540-7384
> >Images http://members.rogers.com/greglatiak/
> >
> >
> >.
> >