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Question with moving drive folders...We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared
folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a mapped drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the migration of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next Monday their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep the same permissions they have now. How difficult is that? Thanks! -Douglas Hi Douglas.
You Can use xcopy.exe to copy the files from Server1 to Server2. This should give you more flexability than the normal drag and drop. Rudi Show quoteHide quote "Douglas" <dmciver@no.spam.please.com> wrote in message news:%23rdlccKjFHA.2444@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared > folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are > dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a mapped > drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. > > We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have > purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the > migration of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the > next Monday their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under > DATA keep the same permissions they have now. > > How difficult is that? > > Thanks! > -Douglas > Dear Douglas,
If the server1 and server 2 are in the same domain. Just copy the files. The permission will be same in both 2 servers. And you can edit a script to diconnect N drive on server1 then map N drive on server2 automaticly. Users wouldnt feel the changes of your server. Good luck. Tony Xu Douglas Wrote: > We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared Show quoteHide quote > folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are > dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a > mapped > drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. > > We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have > purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the > migration > of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next > Monday > their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep > the > same permissions they have now. > > How difficult is that? > > Thanks! > -Douglas -- sunno9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ sunno9's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=7942 View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=327450 Visit - http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-171.html | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-170.html | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-169.html | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-168.html | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-167.html No, your NTFS permissions will be lost doing it this way.
I am working on the fly right now, but there are several automated tools to move and preserve the permissions. Show quoteHide quote "sunno9" <sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com... > > Dear Douglas, > > If the server1 and server 2 are in the same domain. Just copy the > files. The permission will be same in both 2 servers. > > And you can edit a script to diconnect N drive on server1 then map N > drive on server2 automaticly. Users wouldnt feel the changes of your > server. > > Good luck. > > Tony Xu > > Douglas Wrote: >> We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared >> folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are >> dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a >> mapped >> drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. >> >> We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have >> purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the >> migration >> of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next >> Monday >> their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep >> the >> same permissions they have now. >> >> How difficult is that? >> >> Thanks! >> -Douglas > > > -- > sunno9 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > sunno9's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=7942 > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=327450 > Visit - http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-171.html > | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-170.html | > http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-169.html | > http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-168.html | > http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-167.html > Of course now that I think a little, you can always do a back up and restore
to preserve the perms. Show quoteHide quote "sunno9" <sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message news:sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com... > > Dear Douglas, > > If the server1 and server 2 are in the same domain. Just copy the > files. The permission will be same in both 2 servers. > > And you can edit a script to diconnect N drive on server1 then map N > drive on server2 automaticly. Users wouldnt feel the changes of your > server. > > Good luck. > > Tony Xu > > Douglas Wrote: >> We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared >> folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are >> dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a >> mapped >> drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. >> >> We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have >> purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the >> migration >> of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next >> Monday >> their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep >> the >> same permissions they have now. >> >> How difficult is that? >> >> Thanks! >> -Douglas > > > -- > sunno9 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > sunno9's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=7942 > View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=327450 > Visit - http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-171.html > | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-170.html | > http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-169.html | > http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-168.html | > http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-167.html > Now I am kind of confused! What would be the best way to do it?
Show quoteHide quote "Manny Borges" <manny_bor***@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23zZrUTRjFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Of course now that I think a little, you can always do a back up and > restore to preserve the perms. > "sunno9" <sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message > news:sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com... >> >> Dear Douglas, >> >> If the server1 and server 2 are in the same domain. Just copy the >> files. The permission will be same in both 2 servers. >> >> And you can edit a script to diconnect N drive on server1 then map N >> drive on server2 automaticly. Users wouldnt feel the changes of your >> server. >> >> Good luck. >> >> Tony Xu >> >> Douglas Wrote: >>> We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared >>> folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are >>> dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a >>> mapped >>> drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. >>> >>> We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have >>> purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the >>> migration >>> of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next >>> Monday >>> their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep >>> the >>> same permissions they have now. >>> >>> How difficult is that? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> -Douglas >> >> >> -- >> sunno9 >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> sunno9's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=7942 >> View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=327450 >> Visit - http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-171.html >> | http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-170.html | >> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-169.html | >> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-168.html | >> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-167.html >> > > Hi Douglas.
The easyset way is to simply use xcopy in the command prompt to copy from one disk to the other or one share to the other. The backup and restore option will work though it might take a bit longer this option will also give you a backup of the files at the same time. Rudi. Show quoteHide quote "Douglas McIver" <douglas@nospam.com> wrote in message news:OQumj1SjFHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > Now I am kind of confused! What would be the best way to do it? > "Manny Borges" <manny_bor***@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:%23zZrUTRjFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> Of course now that I think a little, you can always do a back up and >> restore to preserve the perms. >> "sunno9" <sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message >> news:sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com... >>> >>> Dear Douglas, >>> >>> If the server1 and server 2 are in the same domain. Just copy the >>> files. The permission will be same in both 2 servers. >>> >>> And you can edit a script to diconnect N drive on server1 then map N >>> drive on server2 automaticly. Users wouldnt feel the changes of your >>> server. >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> Tony Xu >>> >>> Douglas Wrote: >>>> We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared >>>> folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are >>>> dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a >>>> mapped >>>> drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. >>>> >>>> We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have >>>> purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the >>>> migration >>>> of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next >>>> Monday >>>> their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep >>>> the >>>> same permissions they have now. >>>> >>>> How difficult is that? >>>> >>>> Thanks! >>>> -Douglas >>> >>> >>> -- >>> sunno9 >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> sunno9's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=7942 >>> View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=327450 >>> Visit - >>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-171.html | >>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-170.html | >>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-169.html | >>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-168.html | >>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-167.html >>> >> >> > > Thank you Rudi. I think I will test it out with one of the folders and see
how it goes. Much appreciated! -Douglas Show quoteHide quote "Rudi D" <Rudi.Dollenb***@online.btg.com> wrote in message news:%23fv1tYUjFHA.1480@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > Hi Douglas. > > The easyset way is to simply use xcopy in the command prompt to copy from > one disk to the other or one share to the other. > > The backup and restore option will work though it might take a bit longer > this option will also give you a backup of the files at the same time. > > Rudi. > > "Douglas McIver" <douglas@nospam.com> wrote in message > news:OQumj1SjFHA.1416@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >> Now I am kind of confused! What would be the best way to do it? >> "Manny Borges" <manny_bor***@hotmail.com> wrote in message >> news:%23zZrUTRjFHA.320@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... >>> Of course now that I think a little, you can always do a back up and >>> restore to preserve the perms. >>> "sunno9" <sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com> wrote in message >>> news:sunno9.1sgjru@DoNotSpam.com... >>>> >>>> Dear Douglas, >>>> >>>> If the server1 and server 2 are in the same domain. Just copy the >>>> files. The permission will be same in both 2 servers. >>>> >>>> And you can edit a script to diconnect N drive on server1 then map N >>>> drive on server2 automaticly. Users wouldnt feel the changes of your >>>> server. >>>> >>>> Good luck. >>>> >>>> Tony Xu >>>> >>>> Douglas Wrote: >>>>> We have two servers, SERVER1 and SERVER2. Right now there is a shared >>>>> folder on SERVER1 called \\SERVER1\DATA. Inside this folder there are >>>>> dozens of other folders. All of the users on the network have a >>>>> mapped >>>>> drive letter N: that connects to \\SERVER1\DATA. >>>>> >>>>> We are going to retire this server in the next few months. We have >>>>> purchased SERVER2 to be our new file server. I would like for the >>>>> migration >>>>> of all the data to go smoothly so that when the users log in the next >>>>> Monday >>>>> their N: now maps to \\SERVER2\DATA and the subfolders under DATA keep >>>>> the >>>>> same permissions they have now. >>>>> >>>>> How difficult is that? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks! >>>>> -Douglas >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> sunno9 >>>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>>> sunno9's Profile: http://forums.techarena.in/member.php?userid=7942 >>>> View this thread: http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=327450 >>>> Visit - >>>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-171.html | >>>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-170.html | >>>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-169.html | >>>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-168.html | >>>> http://forums.techarena.in/archive/index.php/f-129-p--p-167.html >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > >  
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