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The tool is ZWC. So I shouldn't use amanda then?

McGraw, Robert P wrote:
> This reminds me of the old vaudeville act.
> 
> PAITIENT: Doctor it hurts when I do that.
> 
> DOCTOR: Then don't do that.
> 
> In your case
> 
> USER to MICROSOFT: It hurts when I use "backup tool"
> 
> MICROSOFT to USER: Then don't use "backup tool"
> 
> Robert
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> _____________________________________________________________________
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-amanda-users AT amanda DOT org [mailto:owner-amanda-
>> users AT amanda DOT org] On Behalf Of Tom Robinson
>> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 10:22 PM
>> To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
>> Subject: ZWC Pre/Post scripting
>>
>>
> ZWC Version: 2.6.4p1
> amanda server: 2.6.0p2
> 
> I'm using ZWC to backup a windows server that runs MS SQL Server 2005.
> MS SQL Server 2005 runs it's own in-built task to create database
> backup
> files and then ZWC picks those up for delivery to the amanda server
> running on a remote linux machine.
> 
> We've just discovered that (due to a Microsoft bug with the way the
>> SQL
> Server Writer service interacts with a 'backup tool') the backups get
> corrupted and aren't recoverable. The Microsoft recommended workaround
> is to stop the SQL Server Writer service before running the 'backup
> tool' (see here for more details:
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/937683/en-us)
> 
> Does ZWC have pre/post scripting capabilities to do this?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> 

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