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scripts using robocopy

Asked by: mishalk

hi
i have one serverA  (windows 2000 server) D drive contains some shared folders with subfolders . I recently moved all these folders to a new server B (windows 2003 R2) on the D drive, using robocopy command , i was able to retain all permissions which i had on my old serverA.
Now i have configured my Server B to host a root dfs for the drive D and made a replica to another server Server C.

what i am looking at is, i need to make a script using robocopy  which i will be running on the server A  to replicate D-Drive folders and files changes  to the new location of my  Server B drive. (replication only needed from Server A to server B)

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2008-08-26 at 06:28:45ID23678350
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create a script using robocopy to make replication

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Answers

 

by: merowingerPosted on 2008-08-26 at 06:32:43ID: 22314401

Hi mishalk,

why do you need a script for this?

You could use the robocopy option /MIR which MIRRORS only the changes

best regards
merowinger

 

by: Rajith_EnchiparambilPosted on 2008-08-26 at 06:39:20ID: 22314468

robocopy \\serverA\folders \\serverB\folders /MIR /E /SEC /LOG:C:\logs.txt

 

by: mishalkPosted on 2008-08-26 at 13:40:09ID: 22319207

hi  merowinger
the users will make 1000 of changes to this folder on a daily basis, i prefer running a scripts and keep a schedule to run it on a daily basis

 

by: merowingerPosted on 2008-08-26 at 13:50:35ID: 22319321

you can also run the robocopy command on a schedule , the script is only a tool to execute the command.

So create a scheduled task e.g. once a day will executing robocopy <source> <destination> /MIR /SEC /LOG....

Note: To create such a task you should first create the task with just pointing to the robocopy.exe as command to execute....
After the Wizard is finished, edit the task and cusomize the commandline with the neccessary robocopy parameters.

Below it's listed a .vbs script anyway :)

dim objShell
dim strTarget, strDest, strParameter, strRoboExe
set objShell = CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
strTarget = "\\server\share"
strDest = "\\server2\share"
strParameter = "/MIR /SEC /LOG:C:\logs.txt"
strRoboExe = "C:\Windows\system32\robocopy.exe"
 
objShell.Run strRoboExe &" " &strDest &" " &strTarget &" " &strParameter,0,true
Msgbox "Finished robocopy sync"

                                              
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by: robleenheerPosted on 2010-03-20 at 13:49:02ID: 28053291

If you want to send our email notifications telling you of teh success/warning/error state of your copyjob, use RoboCopyPlus (www.robocopyplus.com). It adds swicthes like /smtp:servername /from:xxx /to:xxx etc.
It can optionally attach the logfiles to teh message and condense those to show only the warnings and errors.
Cool little tool!

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