Question about DFS
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I am trying to move all files I have from one server (server1) to another server (server2). That is not hard, however, the problem comes in when I realized that everyone's links will be broken as they are pointing to (server1) instead of (server2) now. As I'm sure you know I don't want to go around to 100-200 computers changing all the shortcuts and links. So, I am trying to use DFS to point anyone who goes looking for their old files to the new location. The new location would have the exact same shared folder names, but be on a different server. I have created a stand alone root, as well as a domain root, and I can create the links to these roots easy enough, however I need help making it so that when people click on their old shortcuts after I've moved the files over, they will automatically point to the new location. If DFS isn't the easiest way of doing this, please let me know, otherwise any help or advice is greatly welcomed. Thanks.
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I am trying to move all files I have from one server (server1) to another server (server2). That is not hard, however, the problem comes in when I realized that everyone's links will be broken as they are pointing to (server1) instead of (server2) now. As I'm sure you know I don't want to go around to 100-200 computers changing all the shortcuts and links. So, I am trying to use DFS to point anyone who goes looking for their old files to the new location. The new location would have the exact same shared folder names, but be on a different server. I have created a stand alone root, as well as a domain root, and I can create the links to these roots easy enough, however I need help making it so that when people click on their old shortcuts after I've moved the files over, they will automatically point to the new location. If DFS isn't the easiest way of doing this, please let me know, otherwise any help or advice is greatly welcomed. Thanks.
Brad Bouchard
Network Administrator
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ModernMatt, EE Moderator
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Thanks xxdcmast. I had another one of my tech friends recommend almost the same exact steps. I think I'll try it out and see if I can successfully accomplish this in the order you said. If it works, 500 points for you! Thanks. And I'll let you know by tomorrow.
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Thanks again. Your solution was right on! The only tip I might offer is when you said have the server have two names, I assume you meant to have the server have two IPs. That way the a record in DNS would point to both the old and new server so people's shortcuts would still work. Either way thanks.
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Once the data is all on the new server it should be exactly the same as the old with the exception of the server name. What you can do is either use a program like netalias or even better create a dns alias for new server. You can set the new server to have two names one of them being the old server name. This way when users click on the old shortcuts they will be taken to the new file server.
I did this at my old job and with the exception of a few small shared printer issues it went very smoothly.