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OilKiller · 08-30-2011, 03:23 PM

Ugh...working on server 2003 here at work. We have NTBackup backing up to several hard drives on a rotating weekly basis, but we want to be able to once a month take the backup file created and write it to the attached tape drive to take the tape off site.

For some reason, NTBackup will not see the tape drive. We have BackupExec installed as well and it does see the tape drive. Really want to stop using BackupExec as we just want to be able to write the backup created to the tape drive when required, simply and easily with NTBackup.

As you can see by the screen shot, NTBackup only wants to create a "file" backup. It does not have a tape drive option available, but in the Device Manager, you can see the tape drive is installed. Anyone have any ideas why NTBackup would not see the tape drive?

08-30-2011, 03:23 PM	#1
OilKiller Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Feb 2004 Exp:	NTBackup will not see Tape Drive Ugh...working on server 2003 here at work. We have NTBackup backing up to several hard drives on a rotating weekly basis, but we want to be able to once a month take the backup file created and write it to the attached tape drive to take the tape off site. For some reason, NTBackup will not see the tape drive. We have BackupExec installed as well and it does see the tape drive. Really want to stop using BackupExec as we just want to be able to write the backup created to the tape drive when required, simply and easily with NTBackup. As you can see by the screen shot, NTBackup only wants to create a "file" backup. It does not have a tape drive option available, but in the Device Manager, you can see the tape drive is installed. Anyone have any ideas why NTBackup would not see the tape drive?