I should comment that as part of our "pre-conditioning" for the robocopy step, we disconnect any users that might be using the source files (net session /delete) and also stop the server service.
Michael M. Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -----Original Message----- From: Jacqui Hurst [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 12:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Slightly OT: File Copy of Death I've seen an attempt to migrate data using Robocopy which took far too long and had to be stopped. The cause of this was put down to files in use (pst files left open). If you go down this route be careful of the switches you use. Jacqui -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Thommes, Michael M. Sent: 30 November 2004 19:06 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [ActiveDir] Slightly OT: File Copy of Death We do a second pass with Robocopy for verification. Michael M. Thommes Argonne National Laboratory -----Original Message----- From: Hunter, Laura E. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 11:52 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [ActiveDir] Slightly OT: File Copy of Death So I just want some opinions to make sure I'm not missing out on anything: I need to copy off about 150GB of data, around 2 million files, from one server to another, and preferably not sit and babysit the process from start to finish since it'll be running over the Christmas holiday. Is ROBOCOPY still my best friend for this? Or is there a JoeWare special or something else I'm not aware of that people like a lot better these days? What are folks using to do a verify-after-copy, to be sure that what you copied is actually what you -think- you copied? Laura List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/ List info : http://www.activedir.org/mail_list.htm List FAQ : http://www.activedir.org/list_faq.htm List archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/activedir%40mail.activedir.org/
