Ntbackup

Provides a means for initiating backups from the command prompt.

Syntax

 Ntbackup backup [systemstate] "@filename" /J ["jobname"] [/P ["poolname"]] [/G ["guidname"]] [/T ["tapename"] [/N {"medianame"]] [/F ["filename"]] [/D ["description"] [/DS ["server"]] [/IS ["server"]] [/A] [/V: {yes | no]] [/R: [yes | no]] [/L: [f | s | n]] [/M backuptype]] [/RS: [yes | no ]] [/HC: [on | off]] [/SNAP: [on | off]] 

Parameters
Parameter	Purpose
backup	Specifies a backup operation is to be performed.
[systemstate]	Backs up system state data.
“@filename”	Identifies a backup selection file to be used.
/J [“jobname”]	Sets the job name to be listed in the job file.
[/P [“poolname”]]	Sets the media pool value.
[/G [“guidname”]]	Changes or adds a GUID.
[/T [“tapename”]	Changes or adds a tape name.
[/N {“medianame”]]	Sets a new tape name.
[/F [“filename”]]	Specifies the path and file name.
[/D [“description”]	Sets the label for a backup set.
[/DS [“server”]]	Backs up the directory service file on Exchange servers.
[/IS [“server”]]	Backs up the Information Store file on Exchange servers.
[/A]	Performs an append.
[/V: {yes | no]]	Verifies the integrity of the backup.
[/R: [yes | no]]	Limits access to its owner and administrators.
[/L: [f | s | n]]	Sets the log type (f = full, s = summary, n = no log is created).
[/M backuptype]]	Sets the backup type. Options are: daily, differential, and incremental.
[/RS: [yes | no ]]	Backs up migrated data found on remote storage.
[/HC: [on | off]]	Uses hardware compression if available on the tape drive.
[/SNAP: [on | off]]	Specifies whether the backup is a volume shadow copy.