Windows Admin Scripting Little Black Book (Little Black Books (Paraglyph Press))
Windows NTBackup is a utility that allows you to back up your registry and data files. The NTBackup utility supports multiple command-line parameters for performing backups , as listed in Table 11.
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| /A | Appends backups |
| /D label | Specifies a backup set label |
| /DS server | Backs up the Microsoft Exchange directory service for the specified server name |
| /F name | Specifies full path and file name of the backup file |
| /G tapeID | Specifies to overwrite or append to the tape based on the specified tapeID |
| /HC: x | Controls hardware compression where x i s ON or OFF |
| /IS server | Backs up the Microsoft Exchange information store for the specified server name |
| /J job | Specifies a descriptive job name to record in the log file |
| /L:F | Specifies to perform complete logging |
| /L:S | Specifies to perform summary logging |
| /L:N | Specifies to not perform logging |
| /M copy | Backs up files and does not clear their archive flag |
| /M daily | Backs up today's changed files and does not clear their archive flag |
| /M differential | Backs up changed files and does not clear their archive flag |
| /M incremental | Backs up changed files and then clears their archive flag |
| /M normal | Backs up files and then clears their archive flag |
| /N name | Specifies a new name to give the tape |
| /P name | Specifies the name of the media pool to use |
| /R: x | Restricts tape access to the tape owner or administrators, where x is YES or NO |
| /RS x | Specifies to back up the removable storage database, where x is YES or NO |
| /T tapename | Specifies to overwrite or append to the tape based on the specified tapename |
| /UM | Specifies to find and format the media available |
| /V: x | Performs backup verification, where x is YES or NO |