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Did you restart 3 times? 
Join Date Nov 2011 Location South Florida Posts 132 Certifications A+ Yesterday 07:04 PM #1
File Server Migration - 2003 Box to 2012R2 Virtual Cluster - Issues VM and cluster is ready to go, but I still cannot get the result Im looking for.
I have tried RoboCopy, Backup Exec, and even this to no avail.
NTFS permissions simply shows numbers and the shares never show at all.
To whomever has actually done this; what did you do?
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Join Date Oct 2013 Location Michigan Posts 54 Certifications A+ (2001) Net+ (2001) 70-680 (2013) Yesterday 07:31 PM #2
Share copies only work if the directory structure is the same, and created first.
If the share existed on d:\shared folders\ThisShare it MUST exist in the same place on the new server, otherwise the registry export won't work properly.
Quote SouthSeaPirate Did you restart 3 times? Join Date Nov 2011 Location South Florida Posts 132 Certifications A+ Yesterday 07:33 PM #3
Originally Posted by Shdwmage
Share copies only work if the directory structure is the same, and created first.
If the share existed on d:\shared folders\ThisShare it MUST exist in the same place on the new server, otherwise the registry export won't work properly. I am doing exactly this.
Only it's E: drive going to E: drive.
Quote Shdwmage Member Join Date Oct 2013 Location Michigan Posts 54 Certifications A+ (2001) Net+ (2001) 70-680 (2013) Yesterday 07:53 PM #4
Was the original Drive E as well?
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Never mind I need to l2read.
Quote LeifAlire Information Assurance Join Date Apr 2010 Location Tacoma Posts 32 Certifications A+, Network+, Security+, MCSA 2000, MCSA 2003, MCTS, MCITP:SA, CISSP Yesterday 08:01 PM #5
Have you tried restarting at least 3 times...
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Join Date Mar 2007 Location Twin Cities, Minnesota Posts 2,717 Certifications A+, Net+, Security+, MCSA 2003, MCTS Win 7, AD, Net Infrastructure Yesterday 08:11 PM #6
You really need to elaborate on the specifics of what you've tried and the problem you're encountering. No idea what Robocopy command you're running or really what your're even trying to accomplish. I assume you're migrating file shares between two members of the same domain, with a 2003 source and 2012 R2 destination, but it's really not clear. Are you saying the NTFS ACLs are just SIDs after running Robocopy, not named accounts and groups?
FWIW, Server 2012 is not listed as a relevant OS in KB125996. I would be surprised if MS changed the reg key, but not that surprised.
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Quote Qord A Qord! Join Date Jun 2010 Location Vermont Posts 420 Certifications CCNA (expired) Yesterday 08:25 PM #7
Easiest way: FSMT:
Download Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit 1.2 from Official Microsoft Download Center
Create yourself a test share with a few subfolders and files, with random permissions, on the 2003 box and run fsmt from the 2012 box. Point fsmt to the old server and copy away. You should do this as many times as needed to get comfortable with how it works, there are a few quirks to figure out and go around. There's a decent set of instructions here, but it's got no pictures:
How do I use the Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit (FSMT)? | Systems Management content from Windows IT Pro
M$ has a little whitepaper/doc to go along with it, just google "fsmt" and it should like the second or third result.
EDIT: I haven't done this with R2, only with regular 2012...but I can't imagine it's any different.
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Quote SouthSeaPirate Did you restart 3 times? Join Date Nov 2011 Location South Florida Posts 132 Certifications A+ Yesterday 09:16 PM #8
FWIW, Server 2012 is not listed as a relevant OS in KB125996. I would be surprised if MS changed the reg key, but not that surprised. Figured I didnt really need to say too much more. You nailed it 100%
I also noticed it wasn't listed in the KB and it immediately concerned me. Looks like I need to create a temp share as a test then search the registry.
RC;
robocopy \\FS01\E$ E:\ /E /V /ZB /R:10 /W:10 /TEE /COPYALL /log:E:\initial_copy.log
RC did fine as far as copying. And yes, my terminoligy is lacking correctness, I did mean to say SIDs, but I believe this to be another issue (domain migration).
Quote ptilsen Junior Starcraft Engineer Join Date Mar 2007 Location Twin Cities, Minnesota Posts 2,717 Certifications A+, Net+, Security+, MCSA 2003, MCTS Win 7, AD, Net Infrastructure Yesterday 10:01 PM #9
Well the domain thing is a big deal and why I asked on both that and robocopy. Robocopy can't magically copy SIDs across forests. You simply cannot use robocopy /copyall to copy files between computers on different forests. If you are doing a domain and file server migration right now, you are going to have some issues.
On the reg migration, it is not sufficient to import the key without modifications, in many cases. You will want to open the file in notepad and verify every listed share is present on the destination system, and either create any that are missing or remove them from the key if they're not.
FSMT is generally an easier, more reliable method. Definitely worth trying if you haven't already.
Last edited by ptilsen; Yesterday at 10:30 PM.
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This is a well timed thread because I am doing the same thing soon...2003 FS --> 2012 R2 cluster. I guess the main exception is I will be redesigning the folder/share hierarchy because it is wayyy out of hand as it stands! I'll review that white paper forsure.
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