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HOW TO: Schedule a Daily Backup in
Windows 2000
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information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Server |
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Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server |
SUMMARY
This step-by-step
article describes how to schedule a backup job on your Windows 2000-based
computer.
When you schedule a backup job, you can have an unattended backup job occur at a
later time when users are not working and files are closed. You can also
schedule backup jobs to occur at regular intervals. Windows 2000 integrates the
Backup Wizard with the Task Scheduler service to help you to schedule backup
jobs.
How to Schedule a Backup Job
NOTE : You must
have the Task Scheduler service running before you can schedule a backup. If the
Task Scheduler service is already running, skip to step 1. If the Task Scheduler
service is not already running, type net start schedule at a command
prompt, and then press ENTER. After you receive a message that indicates the
Task Scheduler service was started successfully, continue to step 1.
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Log on as an
administrator.
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Click Start ,
point to Programs , point to Accessories , point to System
Tools , and then click Backup .
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On the Welcome
tab, click Backup Wizard .
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Click Next to
begin to create the backup job. You are then prompted to choose what you want
to back up by selecting one of the following options:
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Backup Up Everything
On My Computer
Backs up all files on
the computer on which you are running Backup Wizard, except those files that
Backup Wizard excludes by default (such as certain power management files).
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Back Up Selected
Files, Drives, Or Network Data
Backs up selected
files and folders. This includes files and folders on the computer where you
run Backup Wizard and any shared files or folders on the network. When you
click this option, the Backup Wizard provides a hierarchical view of the
computer and the network (through the My Network Places tool). |
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Only Back Up The
System State Data
Backs up important
system components, such as the registry and the boot files for the computer
on which you are running Backup Wizard. |
Click Back Up
Selected Files, Drives, Or Network Data , and then click Next to
continue. When you are prompted to select the local and network drive, folder,
or file you want to back up, expand the My Computer branch, and then
select the drive, folder or file that you want to back up.
Click Next to
continue. When you are prompted to select the destination for the data you
will back up, type c:\backup.bkf in the Backup Media Or File Name
box, and then click Next. Note that if you do not have a tape drive that
is connected to your computer, File is the only backup media type that
is available in the Backup Media Or File Name box.
Click Advanced to
specify additional backup options. When you are prompted to select a backup
type for this backup job, click Normal in the Select The Type Of
Backup Operation To Perform box, and then click Next . When you are
prompted to specify whether or not to verify the backed up data after the
backup job finishes, click to select the Verify Data After Backup check
box, and then click Next .
When you are prompted to
specify whether to append this backup job to existing media or overwrite
existing backup data on the destination media, click the Replace The Data
On The Media With This Backup option.
Make sure that the
Allow Only The Owner And The Administrator Access To The Backup Data And To
Any Backups Appended To This Media check box is not selected, and then
click Next . When you are prompted to provide a label for the backup
job and a label for the backup media, type Backup file for computer name
in the Media Label box, and then click Next .
When you are prompted to
choose whether to run the backup job now or schedule this backup job, click
Later . The Set Account Information dialog box appears, and prompts you to
provide the password for the administrator account. Note that if the Task
Scheduler service is not set to start automatically, you may first be asked
whether you want to start Task Scheduler. If this occurs, click Yes ,
and then the Set Account Information dialog box appears.
Because the Task Scheduler service automatically runs programs within the
security context of a valid user for the computer or domain, you are prompted
for the name and password with which the scheduled backup job will run. For
scheduled backup jobs, you should supply a user account that is a member of
the Backup Operators group with permission to gain access to all of the
folders and files to be backed up. The instructions in this article use the
administrator account to run the scheduled backup job.
Make sure that
computer name \Administrator appears in the Run As box, and
then type the correct password in the Password box and the Confirm
Password box. Click OK .
In the Job Name
box, type computer name Backup , and then click Set Schedule
. Windows Backup displays the Schedule Job dialog box, and prompts you to
select the start time and schedule options for the backup job.
In the Schedule Job dialog box, you can set the date, time, and number of
occurrences for the backup job to repeat, such as every Friday at 10:00 P.M.
You can also display all of the scheduled tasks for the computer by clicking
to select the Show Multiple Schedules check box. This helps to prevent
you from scheduling multiple tasks on the same computer at the same time.
In the Schedule Task
box, click Daily , type 9:00 P.M. (or a time that is more
convenient for your environment) in the Start Time box, and then click
OK .
Click Next to continue. The Backup Wizard displays the Completing The
Backup Wizard page that displays the options and settings that you selected
for the backup job. Click Finish to start the backup job. The Backup
window remains displayed with the Welcome tab active. Close the Backup window.
After you schedule the backup job and complete the Backup Wizard, Windows
Backup places the backup job on the calendar on the Schedule Job tab in
Windows Backup. The backup job automatically starts at the time that you
specified.
By: MRA - 06/2002
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