Guest Ted Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 I am upgrading our 2003 DC with a brand new box soon. The current server is going to retire and I want to migrate all the roles to the new box. I have done this before but I wanted to see if there were any tools that could simplify what I need to do. The old box is running 2003 as the only DC in the forest with 1 domain. It is running SQL, being used as a file and print server, and running a few other proprietary apps which I can migrate easily. After I build the new server and promote and transfer roles, I was curious if there were an easier way to migrate file and folder shares and also move the printers to the new server as the old server will retire. I was originally going to use arcserve and run a copy backup to preserve all the permissions, then run a restore on the new server with just the files and folders leaving the ntfs file permissions in tact. The problem is I will have to re-create all the shares and share permissions. I will also have to re-create all the printers on the target, then I will have to re-connect all clients. Are there any tools which will do the following easier: Copy shares preserving share level permissions Copy files preserving ntfs permissions Copy the printer shares and automatically update the unc for clients that are connected to the old printer. If there are any tools are there any comments or are there any checklists which would help me in my quest? Guys, thanks for any help here. Ted
Guest Ryan Hanisco Posted October 6, 2007 Posted October 6, 2007 RE: 2003 Migration to new server Hi Ted, Of course, I'll give you the standard warning about running only one DC and suggest that you keep the old one around as a secondary just to provide some level of business continuity. To specifically answer your questions: 1. Migrating the shares and share-leave permissions You can identify the shares with the Net Share command and should be able to script the creation of these again from that list. The permissions are another story and are a bit harder. You could migrate these by writing some vbs scripts, but this isn't usually done. For this reason, most people avoid using share-level permissions unless there is not other option, relying instead on the NTFS permissions to control access. 2. File Permissions As you know, when moving files between machines or to other file systems, the permissions are not persisted. This is where xcopy /O/X/E/H/K comes into the picture. If you need additional control and filtering on that there is an xcopy.vbs that is out there too. You can find the full explanation of using this at: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/323007 3. Migrating Printers There is an old utility from the old NT 4.0 days that has been persisted into the current versions of windows. PrintMig will allow you to backup your entire printer set and restore it on another computer. This is good for making a backup, setting up a file and print cluster, or moving the print server from one location to another. I have never tried this when using the full Windows 2003 R2 printing services though I wouldn't expect any problems. Look at more information here: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=9b9f2925-cbc9-44da-b2c9-ffdbc46b0b17&DisplayLang=en I hope this is what you were looking for. -- Ryan Hanisco MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+ http://www.techsterity.com Chicago, IL Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need quickly. "Ted" wrote: > I am upgrading our 2003 DC with a brand new box soon. The current server is > going to retire and I want to migrate all the roles to the new box. I have > done this before but I wanted to see if there were any tools that could > simplify what I need to do. > > The old box is running 2003 as the only DC in the forest with 1 domain. It > is running SQL, being used as a file and print server, and running a few > other proprietary apps which I can migrate easily. > > After I build the new server and promote and transfer roles, I was curious > if there were an easier way to migrate file and folder shares and also move > the printers to the new server as the old server will retire. I was > originally going to use arcserve and run a copy backup to preserve all the > permissions, then run a restore on the new server with just the files and > folders leaving the ntfs file permissions in tact. The problem is I will > have to re-create all the shares and share permissions. I will also have to > re-create all the printers on the target, then I will have to re-connect all > clients. > > Are there any tools which will do the following easier: > Copy shares preserving share level permissions > Copy files preserving ntfs permissions > Copy the printer shares and automatically update the unc for clients that > are connected to the old printer. > > If there are any tools are there any comments or are there any checklists > which would help me in my quest? > > Guys, thanks for any help here. > > Ted
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