Ok so here is the deal. I want to buy a new server for my work. Probly dual with raid support. My big question is : how i'm going to replicate my old server files on the new one? create a backup an image of the old one and put it in the new one?? I doubt it work since its not the same hardware. If nyone can point me somewhere where i could get some information that would be greatly appreciated.
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What OS is the old server?
Is this existing server a domain controller?
Do you need to move the users and groups? or just the data?
If domain controller, do you have any clients?
Do you run logon scripts?
etc?
explain your situation better...
Most likely, if you don't have a domain, you can just copy data using Robocopy or xcopy/./...
Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003
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Is this existing server a domain controller?
Do you need to move the users and groups? or just the data?
If domain controller, do you have any clients?
Do you run logon scripts?
etc?
explain your situation better...
Most likely, if you don't have a domain, you can just copy data using Robocopy or xcopy/./...
Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please contact (Sales@njcomputernetworks.com)
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It should be pretty easy for you. This is what I would do:
1) Build new server hardware
2) install server on your network
3) run DCPROMO on new server and make this an Additional DC in the existing domain (all users and groups will get copied to this server.)
4) Install DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc services on the new server. Turn off these services on old server. Create new DHCP scope on new server.
6) Transfer FSMO roles to new server: 7) Create same shares on new server
8) use ROBOCOPY to copy the data and permissions to the new server
9) remove old server
10) go into AD users and computers and modify user home drive path (if you are using this)
Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please contact (Sales@njcomputernetworks.com)
1) Build new server hardware
2) install server on your network
3) run DCPROMO on new server and make this an Additional DC in the existing domain (all users and groups will get copied to this server.)
4) Install DNS, DHCP, WINS, etc services on the new server. Turn off these services on old server. Create new DHCP scope on new server.
6) Transfer FSMO roles to new server: 7) Create same shares on new server
8) use ROBOCOPY to copy the data and permissions to the new server
9) remove old server
10) go into AD users and computers and modify user home drive path (if you are using this)
Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please contact (Sales@njcomputernetworks.com)
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Thanks... there may be other issues that you will run into. For example, if you have backup software running on the old DC. You will also have to re-install this software on the new server...or if you have antivirus software... So, although, I have provided some generall steps, there may be more that you need to think about for your specific situation...but at least this gives you a start.
Other ways to do this would be to create a new domain, and use the ADMT (Active Directory migration tool) to migrate the users and computers and data to new domain. But this is a little bit more complex.
Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please contact (Sales@njcomputernetworks.com)
Other ways to do this would be to create a new domain, and use the ADMT (Active Directory migration tool) to migrate the users and computers and data to new domain. But this is a little bit more complex.
Joseph L. Poandl
MCSE 2003
If your company is in need of experts to examine technical problems/solutions, please contact (Sales@njcomputernetworks.com)
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