Sorry for the late reply, been off having 4 teeth out :(

Is there anyway I can do the registry dump and backup in one??  The only way
I can see to do it is to make a batch file up containing "backup registry"
and run this as a job from the scheduler before the main backup fires off?

Adding the -backupreg=yes to the commandline in the scheduler just comes
back with "invalid option" when the backup fires off as I'd assumed this
would do it all in one.

Thanks for the help.

        ..........Rikk

-----Original Message-----
From: Stapleton, Mark [mailto:stapleto AT BERBEE DOT COM]
Sent: 12 May 2003 19:26
To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
Subject: Re: Backing Up NT Registry


From: Cahill, Ricky [mailto:Ricky.Cahill AT EQUITAS.CO DOT UK]
> This has to be simple but I really cant see what I need to do.
>
> Server ver 5.1.6.2
> NT Client ver 5.1.5.15
> OS ver NT4 +sp6a
>
> I have a SQL box that I backup d:\mssql\diskdumps on but am
> now required to
> also backup the registry on this box.
>
> I added -backupreg to the commandline in the schedule which
> did nothing, on
> going through the docs it appears I need to do :-
>
> backup registry - which drops it in an adsm.sys directory.
>
> Then backup this directory??

If you're seeing an adsm.sys directory, the registry is being backed up.
The Microsoft API for system object backups requires TSM to copy the
registry data to a flat file and back it up, much like what you're doing
when you create cold dumps of your SQL data.

If you're still not sure, open a GUI-based client session, go to
restores, and see if your registry data is available. If it is, you're
good to go.

--
Mark Stapleton (mark.stapleton AT berbee DOT com)
Berbee Information Networks
Office 262.521.5627


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