Moving file shares to new server??

[Guest WetBehindEars]

Our file server has run out of room so we need to move the shared folders

over to a new server where users can access them from here on out. We have

the server already and my question is as followed. Is all I need to do is

use Robocopy with the appropriate switches and change the netlogin.bat script

for the users? We have good backups just in case. I was going to run

Robocopy on Friday night and change the login script once that is finished.

After that I would test from the users workstation. Is there anything I may

be missing?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Moving file shares to new server??

 

 

"WetBehindEars" <WetBehindEars@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> Our file server has run out of room so we need to move the shared folders

> over to a new server where users can access them from here on out. We

> have

> the server already and my question is as followed. Is all I need to do is

> use Robocopy with the appropriate switches and change the netlogin.bat

> script

> for the users? We have good backups just in case. I was going to run

> Robocopy on Friday night and change the login script once that is

> finished.

> After that I would test from the users workstation. Is there anything I

> may

> be missing?

 

Yes, this will work.

[Guest WetBehindEars]

Re: Moving file shares to new server??

 

I actually left one thing out. We would be moving these shares from a 32bit

server to a 64bit server. Will this create any issues? Thanks for your

response.

 

"Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

> "WetBehindEars" <WetBehindEars@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:F73E5709-59B4-4A8F-AD4B-D28BB3A3EB0C@microsoft.com...

> > Our file server has run out of room so we need to move the shared folders

> > over to a new server where users can access them from here on out. We

> > have

> > the server already and my question is as followed. Is all I need to do is

> > use Robocopy with the appropriate switches and change the netlogin.bat

> > script

> > for the users? We have good backups just in case. I was going to run

> > Robocopy on Friday night and change the login script once that is

> > finished.

> > After that I would test from the users workstation. Is there anything I

> > may

> > be missing?

>

> Yes, this will work.

>

>

>

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Moving file shares to new server??

 

I don't think it makes any difference but then I have never

tried this myself.

 

"WetBehindEars" <WetBehindEars@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:5C5ED0F3-9243-4008-8650-9FAF926EA795@microsoft.com...

>I actually left one thing out. We would be moving these shares from a

>32bit

> server to a 64bit server. Will this create any issues? Thanks for your

> response.

>

> "Pegasus (MVP)" wrote:

>

>>

>> "WetBehindEars" <WetBehindEars@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in

>> message

>> news:F73E5709-59B4-4A8F-AD4B-D28BB3A3EB0C@microsoft.com...

>> > Our file server has run out of room so we need to move the shared

>> > folders

>> > over to a new server where users can access them from here on out. We

>> > have

>> > the server already and my question is as followed. Is all I need to do

>> > is

>> > use Robocopy with the appropriate switches and change the netlogin.bat

>> > script

>> > for the users? We have good backups just in case. I was going to run

>> > Robocopy on Friday night and change the login script once that is

>> > finished.

>> > After that I would test from the users workstation. Is there anything

>> > I

>> > may

>> > be missing?

>>

>> Yes, this will work.

>>

>>

>>