Backup Windows NT 4 Server

girdavid178

I have a question is it possible to back up the data on a windows NT 4.0 File server that is running service pack 6.0 to a Hard Disk, in the event that the tape drive in the machine goes down.
The NT Backup utility in this version does not allow for backup to Hard Disk so most likely i will have to be looking at a third party software to accomplish this task.
So my question is can anyone please recommend a third party utility that can be used to backup the data to a hard disk or possibly backup the data on to another machine on the network.

Thanks in advance,,,,,

Asif Dasl

I would convert that machine to VMware workstation on a proper machine. But anything like ghost or acronis will take a full system backup of the entire machine. That's assuming your 'server' has a working cd-rom!

You could also xcopy drive data to another drive share but it'd be a better shotgun taget than anything else!

RobertKaucher

I have to agree with Asif on this one. Convert that puppy to a VM. At the very least you might be able use Disk2VHD to get a copy of the hard drive in question and this could be run via a batch file on a schedule. Although xcopy would probably be better in that situation.

it_consultant

I think I have only really seen NT 4 about twice in my career.

girdavid178

Thanks a lot guys for the help.

To be completely honest I am trying to help a former colleague of mine who actually works in a major financial institution that is actually still running a NT server that has a broken tape drive. This company makes millions of dollars and for the past 15 years could find a cent to upgrade any thing just because management's idea of Servers is once its not broken don't fix it..anyways that's besides the point but it really annoys me to see big companies make such poor decisions.

Anyways thank you for the advise it is much appreciated, my advise to my friend was to get a new job.