Windows 2000 Server to 2008 upgrade
Hello I am in the process of updating all my Servers to Windows 2008 R2 and need a little help with my File Server update.
Here is my current state- I have a Windows 2000 File Server in a vm environment
That Server has 2 logical drives C and S.
C is the system drive and S has all my shared files for users by department with seperate permissions. ie Acccounting. Estimating. drafting etc
So far I have created a new Windows 2008 R2 fileserve with a coresponding c and S drive.
I added it to the Domain.
For obvious reasons I had to name the new Server with a different name( just added a 2 to the name) as well as a different ip address.
My question is how do I step by step move the shares and files to the already configured 2008 Server while keeping the permissions on each of the shares.
What I am hoping is to once having moved everything I can shut down the old Server, rename the new Server to the original and be on my way.
I am also running Veeam Back up.
Can you walk me step by step on how to do this,,including share names etc
Thanks in advance
Here is my current state- I have a Windows 2000 File Server in a vm environment
That Server has 2 logical drives C and S.
C is the system drive and S has all my shared files for users by department with seperate permissions. ie Acccounting. Estimating. drafting etc
So far I have created a new Windows 2008 R2 fileserve with a coresponding c and S drive.
I added it to the Domain.
For obvious reasons I had to name the new Server with a different name( just added a 2 to the name) as well as a different ip address.
My question is how do I step by step move the shares and files to the already configured 2008 Server while keeping the permissions on each of the shares.
What I am hoping is to once having moved everything I can shut down the old Server, rename the new Server to the original and be on my way.
I am also running Veeam Back up.
Can you walk me step by step on how to do this,,including share names etc
Thanks in advance
ASKER
I forgot to mention that I don't want to have to remap all users drives. Currently drives are mapped by naw or IP address of Server.
Thanks
Thanks
ASKER
According to System requirements windows 2000 server is not supported.
System requirements is for Target machine.
Read below lines in article
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.
Target file servers must run operating systems in the Windows Server 2003 family, the Windows Storage Server 2003 family, the Windows Server 2008 family, or the Windows Storage Server 2008 family.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&id=10268
Read below lines in article
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.
Target file servers must run operating systems in the Windows Server 2003 family, the Windows Storage Server 2003 family, the Windows Server 2008 family, or the Windows Storage Server 2008 family.
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?DisplayLang=en&id=10268
ASKER
Couple of questions:
Using virtual Servers am I right in assuming I can do a test migration without affecting Production Server.ie: Can i actual change registry settings on the new server
Do I need to name and size the new server exactly as the old SErver is configured or will it do it automatically. ie: IF I have 2 shares on old server will it create automatically if I configure the vm with the correct amount of space? ie-C drive and S drive
Thanks
Using virtual Servers am I right in assuming I can do a test migration without affecting Production Server.ie: Can i actual change registry settings on the new server
Do I need to name and size the new server exactly as the old SErver is configured or will it do it automatically. ie: IF I have 2 shares on old server will it create automatically if I configure the vm with the correct amount of space? ie-C drive and S drive
Thanks
ASKER
Just an update, still working on a better solution.
ASKER
Ok ran the file migration tool but it quit just before completed last few folders of last share because of space issue. Worked really well and so easy to understand.
Now since it quit in the middle if I rerun the tool will it recopy everything or only the files that are not in the folders?
Now since it quit in the middle if I rerun the tool will it recopy everything or only the files that are not in the folders?
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