Guest freedom rock Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Is there a utility that works with Windows 2003 that would allow me to do a block level copy of a disk from one server to another? I have to replace a server, and the data drive has millions of small files on it. It takes 14+ hours to copy the data using ROBOCOPY and it's only a 64 gig volume. Thanks Dan H Canton, MA
Guest Meinolf Weber Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Re: Block Level drive copy Hello freedom, Try it with a backup from the drive/folder. Has also the advantage that you wil keep the security settings. I assume the server is an additional one in the domain? Best regards Meinolf Weber Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. > Is there a utility that works with Windows 2003 that would allow me to > do a block level copy of a disk from one server to another? I have to > replace a server, and the data drive has millions of small files on > it. It takes 14+ hours to copy the data using ROBOCOPY and it's only > a 64 gig volume. > > Thanks > > Dan H > Canton, MA
Guest freedom rock Posted October 3, 2007 Posted October 3, 2007 Re: Block Level drive copy I did that, but still no joy. I ended up building a test machine while I was playing around, and I had local disks attached. To copy the drive using ROBOCOPY from disk to disk on the same machine took a whole work day. I downloaded a tool called DD.EXE that allowed me to do a block level copy, and I was able to replicate the drive in about 15 minutes. Of course, I can't do the actual job on one machine, I need to be able to copy the files to a different server. To make matters more difficult, I also need the ability to copy drives that have a proprietary file system that Windows doesn't see. I also tested DD on that and it works just fine. I just need the ability to send the data to a different host. Thanks Dan H Canton, MA
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