Daniel Rodriguez <drod...@gmail.com> wrote on 08/28/2009 12:01:52 PM:
> And you are not using DFS beecause? This would help you tremendously. Don't know enough about to implement. I know the general theory of it (it's pretty equivalent to a mount point in Unix/Linux, I believe). How would it help me, tho? Would I specify the profile location as "\\DFS\Users\username1", and then - as long as something mounted into DFS has a path "\Users\username1", offline folders would be happy? And then I'd only have to worry about doing the backup/restore from one physical server to the other? > On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 11:56 AM, <michael.le...@pha.phila.gov> wrote: > I have 5 sites that have file servers in them. We assign a user's home > profile in AD (home folder) to be the server closest to them, for > performance sake. We also use folder re-direction via GPO, as well as > offline files (sometimes, the WAN connections can hiccup, and we lose > connectivity). A mostly standard (or not unknown) configuration, right? > > Here's my problem/aggravation: > > I have people move from site to site all the time. Their computer goes > with them. Rather than have them access all their files over a WAN link, > we want them to access them locally, for performance reasons. > > This means I have to synchronize their re-directed folders; backup their > files at the old fileserver; restore to the new fileserver; delete their > offline files cache (else it will continue to synchronize to their old > fileserver); and change their profile setting in AD. Unfortunately, I > can't schedule the time of their move, so I end up hearing about it after > they've moved into their new site. So I either have to interrupt their day > and stop their computer usage (while the backup/restore is taking place), > or try and doing it in the evening, remotely, on my time from home. This > is - of course - further complicated by the fact that I have to coordinate > with the user's schedule for daytime work, etc. > > I know that a good chunk of my problem is not technical, it's the fact > that I can't do the backup and delete offline cache as the last step > before the user moves, so that by the time they are all set up at their > new site, everything is ready to go (in terms of cleared offline folders > cache, and new entry in profile setting in AD, and restore done to new > server). But since I (apparently) can't change this process, I'm looking > for some advice on ways to make my life easier. > > Any advice? (from a technical standpoint, I mean) Better way to do this? I > don't think something like DFS would help, but I've never used it, so I'm > not sure. Something I am not yet aware of? > > Details: > Win2000 AD > Clients are either Win2000 or WinXP Pro > Backup software is EMC NetWorker > WAN links are Verizon TLS (Transparent LAN Service) - effectively > speaking, we use a VLAN on Verizons fiber LAN. It is pretty reliable. > > Thanks > > -- > Michael Leone > Network Administrator, ISM > Philadelphia Housing Authority > 2500 Jackson St > Philadelphia, PA 19145 > Tel: 215-684-4180 > Cell: 215-252-0143 > <mailto:michael.le...@pha.phila.gov> > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
