Ignorant question here, will all file/dir permissions be retained when you re-attach the LUNs to the new server? I've always done a robocopy or used syncbackpro to move the data between servers. But that's been because I've been going from physical to virtual.
-----Original Message----- From: Kennedy, Jim [mailto:kennedy...@elyriaschools.org] Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2011 7:30 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: Possibly a brilliant mistake... This is my favorite trick when moving/rebuilding shares. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/125996 -----Original Message----- From: Kurt Buff [mailto:kurt.b...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 7:09 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Possibly a brilliant mistake... A scenario for y'all to consider... I've got a file server (Win2003 R2) running as a VM. It's using the MS iSCSI connector to connect with the 4 data partitions it's running. My cunning plan to upgrade is to: o- Bring up a Win2008 R2 VM o- Configure all of the print queues on it to match the old server o- Gin up a batch file that will recreate the shares on new machine to match the shares on the old machine o- Down the the original 2003 R2 server and delete the account from AD o- Change the name of the new 2008 R2 server to match the old server o- Connect the LUNs on the iSCSI devices to the new machine and give them the same drive letters o- Run the batch file on the new machine to create the shares o- Go home and drink a few glasses of the nice wine I have stashed for just such an occasion I'm sure someone out there has done something like this and can tell me if it's a viable upgrade method. Anyone care to comment? Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
