Guys,
try this...
Setup an environment variable called, say, BTYPE
(use SET and SETX [NTRESKIT] to set the flag intra-session)
Before each Incremental Backup check this var and run a full backup if it
is FULL
Before each Incremental Backup set this to FULL
Call the backup as an external .cmd (this gives you control)
If the backup fails, then errorlevel will be > 0 so don't reset the
flag...
If the backup succeeds, then errorlevel will be = 0 so reset the flag to,
say, INCR
I have not got time to write and test the code, but the principle is all
there.
All the best
Tony Morgan
Fortis Bank
London
-----Original Message-----
From: Del Hoobler [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: 21 June 2002 15:32
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TDP for Exchange
> Is there any way to know this in advance? The Exchange people schedule
the
> full backup once a week and incrementals for all other days. Now the
backup
> failed, so if we can find out in advance whether a full backup is
required
> we can start a full automatically instead of the incremental.
> Do you know a way to do this in a script or batchfile or something?
> Again, thank you for your answer!
Eric,
I am guessing you could run some sort of script that would
parse the output and recognize the particular error that is
displayed in this situtation, something like this:
Unable to perform an incremental backup because a required
Microsoft Exchange database log file could not be found.
and redrive the "full" backup if it is detected.
There is currently nothing built in to TDP for Exchange.
Thanks,
Del
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IBM Corporation
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