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robocopy is not consistent copying files from novell to windows servers
Using robocopy to copy files from a Novel 6.5 sp6 file server to a Windows 2008 / 2008 R2 servers. On two servers robocopy copies the correct number of files. On the remaining server it does not copy many of the folders / files. Results are detailed below.
SERVERFS1 - Windows 2008 Standard 32b sp2 file server; 4gb ram, Data drive is 1 TB in size
SERVERFS2 - Windows 2008 R2 Standard 64b sp1 file server; 4gb ram, Data drive is 146 GB in size
Robocopy not working on this server
SERVERFS3 - Windows 2008 R2 Standard 64b sp1 file server; 4gb ram, Data drive is 1.4 TB in size
All three windows servers are VMWare virtual v7 VMs. The Novel server is physical server.
All three Windows servers have the same Novel Client installed - Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 (IR6)
Same user doing the copy. User is an administrator and admin on both Windows & Novel servers.
The same script is used on each server, ensuring the same robocopy parameters as used.
ROBOCOPY PARAMETERS - used for testing - it lists the files instead of actually copying the files.
Started : Thu Oct 18 17:07:57 2012
Source = \\NovelServer\data\user\th
Dest : E:\Users\theUser\
Files : *
Options : /V /L /S /E /COPYALL /IA:RASHCNETO /R:1000000 /W:30
SERVERFS1 - WINDOWS 2008 sp2 - Hard Drive 1 TB
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 967 966 1 0 0 0
Files : 5415 5415 0 0 0 0
Bytes : 240.00 m 240.00 m 0 0 0 0
Times : 0:00:05 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:05
Ended : Thu Oct 18 17:08:03 2012
SERVERFS2 - WINDOWS 2008 R2 sp1 - Hard Drive 146 GB
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 967 966 1 0 0 0
Files : 5415 5415 0 0 0 0
Bytes : 240.00 m 240.00 m 0 0 0 0
Times : 0:00:02 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:02
Ended : Thu Oct 18 16:56:38 2012
Robocopy not working on this server.
SERVERFS3 - WINDOWS 2008 R2 sp1 - Hard Drive 1.4 TB
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 890 889 1 0 0 5
Files : 3799 3799 0 0 0 1
Bytes : 236.89 m 236.89 m 0 0 0 402
Times : 0:00:02 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:02
Ended : Thu Oct 18 17:09:04 2012
Steps taken to fix it. All steps done only on SERVERFS3.
1. Changed Novel client. - Novell Client 2 SP2 for Windows Server 2008 R2 (IR4a)
2. Upgraded VM to version 8 vm hardware.
3. Side by side comparison of folders listed and folders missed. No difference found.
Why am i getting two different results from robocopy?
SERVERFS1 - Windows 2008 Standard 32b sp2 file server; 4gb ram, Data drive is 1 TB in size
SERVERFS2 - Windows 2008 R2 Standard 64b sp1 file server; 4gb ram, Data drive is 146 GB in size
Robocopy not working on this server
SERVERFS3 - Windows 2008 R2 Standard 64b sp1 file server; 4gb ram, Data drive is 1.4 TB in size
All three windows servers are VMWare virtual v7 VMs. The Novel server is physical server.
All three Windows servers have the same Novel Client installed - Novell Client 2 SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 (IR6)
Same user doing the copy. User is an administrator and admin on both Windows & Novel servers.
The same script is used on each server, ensuring the same robocopy parameters as used.
ROBOCOPY PARAMETERS - used for testing - it lists the files instead of actually copying the files.
Started : Thu Oct 18 17:07:57 2012
Source = \\NovelServer\data\user\th
Dest : E:\Users\theUser\
Files : *
Options : /V /L /S /E /COPYALL /IA:RASHCNETO /R:1000000 /W:30
SERVERFS1 - WINDOWS 2008 sp2 - Hard Drive 1 TB
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 967 966 1 0 0 0
Files : 5415 5415 0 0 0 0
Bytes : 240.00 m 240.00 m 0 0 0 0
Times : 0:00:05 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:05
Ended : Thu Oct 18 17:08:03 2012
SERVERFS2 - WINDOWS 2008 R2 sp1 - Hard Drive 146 GB
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 967 966 1 0 0 0
Files : 5415 5415 0 0 0 0
Bytes : 240.00 m 240.00 m 0 0 0 0
Times : 0:00:02 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:02
Ended : Thu Oct 18 16:56:38 2012
Robocopy not working on this server.
SERVERFS3 - WINDOWS 2008 R2 sp1 - Hard Drive 1.4 TB
Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 890 889 1 0 0 5
Files : 3799 3799 0 0 0 1
Bytes : 236.89 m 236.89 m 0 0 0 402
Times : 0:00:02 0:00:00 0:00:00 0:00:02
Ended : Thu Oct 18 17:09:04 2012
Steps taken to fix it. All steps done only on SERVERFS3.
1. Changed Novel client. - Novell Client 2 SP2 for Windows Server 2008 R2 (IR4a)
2. Upgraded VM to version 8 vm hardware.
3. Side by side comparison of folders listed and folders missed. No difference found.
Why am i getting two different results from robocopy?
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Good Answer, but will not work per
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10268
2.The target file servers and source file servers that you specify in the File Server Migration Wizard must meet the following requirements:
•Source file servers must run Windows NT Server 4.0, the Windows 2000 Server family, the Windows Server 2003 family, or the Windows Server 2008 family.
Source file server is a Novel 6.5 sp6 server.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10268
2.The target file servers and source file servers that you specify in the File Server Migration Wizard must meet the following requirements:
•Source file servers must run Windows NT Server 4.0, the Windows 2000 Server family, the Windows Server 2003 family, or the Windows Server 2008 family.
Source file server is a Novel 6.5 sp6 server.
Can you add the option /LOG:file, and take a look at the errors. The summary says 5 Directories, 1 file Extras;
If you have a permission problem and the 5 directories cannot be read there could be more files failed that you don't know about.
If you have a permission problem and the 5 directories cannot be read there could be more files failed that you don't know about.
ASKER
The log option was enabled.
No errors.
No Skips.
The extras were folders on the destination side.
It is as if robo did not see the files.
Not a permission issue because the robo script runs without error on two other servers. The administrator is running the script on all three servers.
No errors.
No Skips.
The extras were folders on the destination side.
It is as if robo did not see the files.
Not a permission issue because the robo script runs without error on two other servers. The administrator is running the script on all three servers.
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Used an app named tree size to identify the 77 folders not copied. No difference in attributes and security wer found between the folders. Robocopy just did not "see" the folders.
Another symptom developed. Tried xcopy to copy the files. After copying around 2,200 out of 5,000 files the server BSOD, stop 0x50. It consitently bsod on the same quanity files. The driver ntfs.sys caused the bsod stop 0x50.
Even after appling all the window updates, upgrading the novell client and using a hotfix which is suppose to correct a robocopy error (hotfix had the most recent copy of ntsf.sys). The problem did not go away.
With both robocopy and xcopy not working, it was time to format the c: drive and start over again. The rebuild fixed this problem.
Another symptom developed. Tried xcopy to copy the files. After copying around 2,200 out of 5,000 files the server BSOD, stop 0x50. It consitently bsod on the same quanity files. The driver ntfs.sys caused the bsod stop 0x50.
Even after appling all the window updates, upgrading the novell client and using a hotfix which is suppose to correct a robocopy error (hotfix had the most recent copy of ntsf.sys). The problem did not go away.
With both robocopy and xcopy not working, it was time to format the c: drive and start over again. The rebuild fixed this problem.
For download refer below link:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=10268
For more info refer below link:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2009/06/30/microsoft-file-server-migration-toolkit-1-2-available-as-a-free-download.aspx
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