2008 server job scheduler to run robocopy (Windows Server)

FRED SHIKE posted at Thursday, April 23, 2009 3:56 PM

Trying to schedule a job using the job scheduler on a microsoft 2008 server. Below is the command I am trying to run. It works manually on the command prompt but will not work in the job scheduler. Drive z: is a mapped drive on the backup server, the actual drive letter is d:. I am trying to backup a shared drive on the main server to a shared drive on the backup server every nightly.

robocopy d:\shared\sus\ z:\\valley2\sqlbackups /copyall

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Re::2008 server job scheduler to run robocopy

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rated reply to FRED SHIKE on Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:15 PM

Check this if it works for you...

http://forums.techarena.in/server-scripting/796498.htm

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create a .bat file and then execute

Venkat K replied to FRED SHIKE on Thursday, April 23, 2009 10:57 PM

the batch file throguh windows scheduler@Echo off
robocopy "C:\Pictures Working Directory" "D:\PhotoBackup" /E /ETA /Z /PURGE
Goto Defrag
:Defrag
defrag c:
defrag d:

Goto Done
:Done
Echo Done
Pause 

save the aboe code as .bat and then schedule in windows tasks.

Hope this works!
Cheers

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