Moving file shares to new server??

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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?
 
Re: Moving file shares to new server??


"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.
 
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.
>
>
>
 
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.
>>
>>
>>
 
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