Advice on QNAP TS509 Data transfer
Hi Experts, we have a client with a QNAP TS509, we have inherited this when we took the network over.
The issue is that it has been set up with intricate links between spreadsheets etc. Is their an easier way to move this data intact to a new 2012 domain controller/ File server, or would it be safer to move to a more up to date QNAP?
thanks in advance.
The issue is that it has been set up with intricate links between spreadsheets etc. Is their an easier way to move this data intact to a new 2012 domain controller/ File server, or would it be safer to move to a more up to date QNAP?
thanks in advance.
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Hi Andy,
What I was thinking after speaking to a few more people is this:
Setup a new CNAME record in the local DNS entries on the DNS server to the new data location with the same name as the previous location. Move the shares using something like robocopy or totalCMD. That way when the clients query the old name, they are sent to the new name.
In theory it should work, however theory usually goes out the window in practice.
Any thoughts?
What I was thinking after speaking to a few more people is this:
Setup a new CNAME record in the local DNS entries on the DNS server to the new data location with the same name as the previous location. Move the shares using something like robocopy or totalCMD. That way when the clients query the old name, they are sent to the new name.
In theory it should work, however theory usually goes out the window in practice.
Any thoughts?
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Thanks for the expert insight. I will try the local CNAME in testing environment and go from there.
Personally I'd setup identical shares/folder structure and permissions on the new device, copy over some documents and test the links to see if they work - if they do then arrange to migrate the live data over (using something like robocopy).