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Move data between File Servers
I need to move all the data from my old file server (win 2003 std) to a new file server (windows storage server 2003).
The amount of data is not much, only 60GB worth of data which includes the my organization's public drive and all the User's Home folders.
The current file server is the DC and I'm trying to move it to our new NAS unit. Can I connect both servers using one of those special USB cables and transfer data or is there a better way of doing it?
I'm not sure if I've posted this question in the right area, please advise. Thanks.
The amount of data is not much, only 60GB worth of data which includes the my organization's public drive and all the User's Home folders.
The current file server is the DC and I'm trying to move it to our new NAS unit. Can I connect both servers using one of those special USB cables and transfer data or is there a better way of doing it?
I'm not sure if I've posted this question in the right area, please advise. Thanks.
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Thanks for the lesson Steve. I think I will probably use this approach.
Inbarasan,
Your method sounds very simple and easy as well. I tried backing up just my home directory on the server and tried restoring it to the new NAS unit but the process stops with a report saying "The volume "E:" is not responding". But I was able to restore it successfully on my local machine. I don't know why it wouldn't do it on the server though. Any ideas.
I created a primary partition on the NAS unit as a Basic NTFS formatted disk with a drive letter.
Inbarasan,
Your method sounds very simple and easy as well. I tried backing up just my home directory on the server and tried restoring it to the new NAS unit but the process stops with a report saying "The volume "E:" is not responding". But I was able to restore it successfully on my local machine. I don't know why it wouldn't do it on the server though. Any ideas.
I created a primary partition on the NAS unit as a Basic NTFS formatted disk with a drive letter.
I think you are trying to restore the data to E drive which is not existing in your NAS. Try to check that and change the location to a drive which is existing in your NAS. Then do the test
Best of luck
Best of luck
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Thanks Inbarasan, that was not the problem I wasn't doing the restore properly which I found later. Anyway I didn't use robocopy so I'll accept your solution and split the points between you and Steve. Thanks both of you.
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