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How do I use robocopy GUI

Dear experts,

I attend to copy all data to my external hard disk with keeping all the permission of NTFS.

These folders and files are sharing to client, after back it up to ext HDD I plan to plug it in to another server and share it again for the user with keeping the same configuration like when it in old server.

I heard the robocopy providing the fatest speed for copy.
Do you have any advise for the structure of the command ? I read the manual but it really hard for me to decide which is correct.

*Note: I also wanna try DFS between Windows Server 2003 R2 Std and Windows Server 2008 R2 Srd but nothing syncing between two these servers. so that's why I use the copy manual.

Thanks in advance.

arnold

Using dfs management interface configure the replication group first where you define the server with the data as the master such that once the replication is established the files from master will flow to the other. Ay subsequent additions to either will propagate to the other.
Once replication is configured and complete you can publish the domain based share that has the two servers as targets.

Using the command line
On the server to which you are copying
robocopy \\severa\directory d:\directory /e /copyall /z
From the sever from which you are copying
robocopy d:\directory \\serverb\directory /e /copyall /z

Use /L to have a printout of what will be copied and the statistics without the copying actually taking place.

bmkhoi

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Hi arnold,

Thanks for your quick reply, could you please tell me what does /e and /z stand for?

and May I confirm that I will logon by domain administrator account, is it enough permission to run these command you provided me?

Thanks in advance.

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bmkhoi

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I tried and successful but all the security permisson was gone.
Do you have any advise to copy and keep all security permission on 2k3 and 2k8

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bmkhoi

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Hi,

Is the win2k3 use domain based security settings?

A: Yes, 2k3 use domain based security and 2k8 also. Both 2k3 and 2k8 are in same domain.

May I change the question to: " I will use external hard disk to copy data from 2k3 (of course that that data have security permission, then I plug out and connect to 2k8, will all security permission will keep the same? " (Note that 2k3 and 2k8 are same domain controller, active directory)

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