Topic: Ideas on Moving Data/Shares?

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Submitted: 3/25/2008 8:38:20 AM

By: Scott Townsend

We have an Existing Server with 400GB of Data on it. Its on a Local SCSI
RAID box. there are about a dozen Shares that share out folders on the RAID
Drive.

We have a New Server and a new iSCSI Drive system.

Any Ideas on Moving the Data and then Moving the Share mount points over to
the new Server?

Thanks,
Scott<-

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Submitted: 3/25/2008 10:09:25 AM

By: Pegasus \(MVP\)

Re: Ideas on Moving Data/Shares?

"Scott Townsend" <scooter133@community.nospam> wrote in message
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> We have an Existing Server with 400GB of Data on it. Its on a Local SCSI
> RAID box. there are about a dozen Shares that share out folders on the
> RAID Drive.
>
> We have a New Server and a new iSCSI Drive system.
>
> Any Ideas on Moving the Data and then Moving the Share mount points over
> to the new Server?
>
> Thanks,
> Scott<-

Moving the data is dangerous. You should copy it, then check
it, then delete the original. Robocopy.exe would be a good tool.

You can export your share mount points from here:
hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares
then import them on the new server.

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Submitted: 3/25/2008 10:57:57 AM

By: Scott Townsend

Re: Ideas on Moving Data/Shares?

Move/Copy, yeah, I guess that is what I meant. Copy the Data, then remove
the Old after a few days just to be sure.

I was thinking it might be faster to Mount the iSCSI Drive on the Old server
and do the Copy there rather then try to pull from it from the new server.

RE:"hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares"

Sweet. We have now that I think about it, several dozen shares. Each user
has a Hidden Share to their Personal Storage...

Thanks

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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>
> "Scott Townsend" <scooter133@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:uy3ggXojIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> We have an Existing Server with 400GB of Data on it. Its on a Local SCSI
>> RAID box. there are about a dozen Shares that share out folders on the
>> RAID Drive.
>>
>> We have a New Server and a new iSCSI Drive system.
>>
>> Any Ideas on Moving the Data and then Moving the Share mount points over
>> to the new Server?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Scott<-
>
> Moving the data is dangerous. You should copy it, then check
> it, then delete the original. Robocopy.exe would be a good tool.
>
> You can export your share mount points from here:
> hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares
> then import them on the new server.
>

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Submitted: 3/25/2008 11:06:11 AM

By: Pegasus \(MVP\)

Re: Ideas on Moving Data/Shares?

See below.

"Scott Townsend" <scooter133@community.nospam> wrote in message
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> Move/Copy, yeah, I guess that is what I meant. Copy the Data, then remove
> the Old after a few days just to be sure.
>
> I was thinking it might be faster to Mount the iSCSI Drive on the Old
> server and do the Copy there rather then try to pull from it from the new
> server.

*** Agreed. I usually direct the outputs (standard & error) from the
*** copy command into a file so that I can check it for errors when
*** the job is done.

> RE:"hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares"

> Sweet. We have now that I think about it, several dozen shares. Each user
> has a Hidden Share to their Personal Storage...
>
> Thanks
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
> news:%23ELfYKpjIHA.4396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Scott Townsend" <scooter133@community.nospam> wrote in message
>> news:uy3ggXojIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> We have an Existing Server with 400GB of Data on it. Its on a Local SCSI
>>> RAID box. there are about a dozen Shares that share out folders on the
>>> RAID Drive.
>>>
>>> We have a New Server and a new iSCSI Drive system.
>>>
>>> Any Ideas on Moving the Data and then Moving the Share mount points over
>>> to the new Server?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Scott<-
>>
>> Moving the data is dangerous. You should copy it, then check
>> it, then delete the original. Robocopy.exe would be a good tool.
>>
>> You can export your share mount points from here:
>> hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares
>> then import them on the new server.
>>
>
>

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Submitted: 5/22/2008 5:00:30 PM

By: Scott Townsend

Re: Ideas on Moving Data/Shares?

Thought of another Idea. Setup Replication between the 2.

We already have it setup with some shares for Offsite Disaster recovery.

"Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
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> See below.
>
> "Scott Townsend" <scooter133@community.nospam> wrote in message
> news:e8SqhlpjIHA.4712@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Move/Copy, yeah, I guess that is what I meant. Copy the Data, then remove
>> the Old after a few days just to be sure.
>>
>> I was thinking it might be faster to Mount the iSCSI Drive on the Old
>> server and do the Copy there rather then try to pull from it from the new
>> server.
>
> *** Agreed. I usually direct the outputs (standard & error) from the
> *** copy command into a file so that I can check it for errors when
> *** the job is done.
>
>> RE:"hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares"
>
>> Sweet. We have now that I think about it, several dozen shares. Each
>> user has a Hidden Share to their Personal Storage...
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> "Pegasus (MVP)" <I.can@fly.com.oz> wrote in message
>> news:%23ELfYKpjIHA.4396@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Scott Townsend" <scooter133@community.nospam> wrote in message
>>> news:uy3ggXojIHA.484@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>> We have an Existing Server with 400GB of Data on it. Its on a Local
>>>> SCSI RAID box. there are about a dozen Shares that share out folders on
>>>> the RAID Drive.
>>>>
>>>> We have a New Server and a new iSCSI Drive system.
>>>>
>>>> Any Ideas on Moving the Data and then Moving the Share mount points
>>>> over to the new Server?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Scott<-
>>>
>>> Moving the data is dangerous. You should copy it, then check
>>> it, then delete the original. Robocopy.exe would be a good tool.
>>>
>>> You can export your share mount points from here:
>>> hklm/system/currentcontrolset/services/lanmanserver/shares
>>> then import them on the new server.
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

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