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Overview

This document describes how to setup an automatic backup using NTBackup that will automatically email you when the backup did not complete successfully. You can optionally also log all backup activity to a database and query the database through the EventSentry web reports.

Additional Benefits

You can also configure EventSentry to notify you when similar recurring update tasks (e.g. virus definition updates) did not occur during specified time intervals, plus monitor the event logs and system health of the server.

 

This guide will also give you a good insight into how EventSentry works and the many different scenarios its flexible filter system can be applied towards.

EventSentry

EventSentry is an event log, system and network monitoring suite that is available both as a commercial edition ("EventSentry") and a freeware edition ("EventSentry Light").

 

You will need either the full or trial edition of EventSentry for this guide, the light edition is not sufficient as it does not support recurring events.

Why?

This guide was written to help current and future EventSentry customers setup a reliable yet affordable backup system.