Re: File Server Migration Toolkit
From: mcsepit (mcsepit_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/25/04
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Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 09:33:22 -0700
Jill,
Thanks for your help, but what is PSS?
Thanks
Barb
"Jill Zoeller [MSFT]" wrote:
> To answer your questions:
>
> There are two wizards in the toolkit that you would use. The DFS
> Consolidation Root Wizard is what maintains the UNC paths, and it requires a
> PSS hotfix (it's free--just call PSS) and W2K3 Enterprise Edition. The File
> Server Migration Wizard is what actually migrates the files, and this wizard
> can update the settings that were set by the DFS Consolidation Root Wizard
> so that UNC paths are the same after the migration.
>
> It you're not currently using W2K3 Enterprise Edition, you will need to do
> some manual work to maintain UNC paths, both before and after you use the
> File Server Migration Wizard (which works on any version of W2K3). The
> non-Enterprise edition will work only if you plan to maintain the UNC paths
> of a single server (this restriction is in place because Standard and Web
> Editions support only a single DFS root, and you set up one root per
> migrated server).
>
> The manual updates are described in the following KB article:
> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829885
>
> For more info, see the FAQ at
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfst_faqs.mspx.
>
>
>
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> "mcsepit" <mcsepit@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5BC68D7C-239F-4BBD-AEA6-8C5232918823@microsoft.com...
> > Plan to move files from (Xnameserver)W2k to another server
> > (Ynameserver)Windows 2003. I would like to keep the unc paths and the
> links
> > with the Microsoft applications. I am not currently using DFS. Is this
> > possible? And if not would I need to upgrade the 2003 server to
> enterprise
> > 2003?
>
>
>
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