RE: Consolidaion Root Wizard Question

I have read all of those. I am asking for someone who has real world
experience with these tools. How long of a maintenance window is required?

"Jason Tan (MSFT)" wrote:

Hello,

Thanks for posting!

Before migration I suggest you review the following article for reference:

Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit FSMT Site:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfsc.mspx

Overview of the Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit white paper of FSMT
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfst_over
view.mspx

Frequently Asked Questions About File Server Migration
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/upgrading/nt4/tooldocs/msfst_faqs
.mspx

Hope the information helps.

Best Regards,

Jason Tan

Microsoft Online Partner Support
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| In reading the documentation for the FSMT, it says that I must provide a
| maintenance window when I can rename the old file servers. I'm in the
| planning stage and I'm trying to determine how much of a window do I
need.
| How long after renaming the servers and running the Consolidation Root
Wizard
| will it take before users can access the file servers by legacy UNC paths?
|
| I have a lot of data to migrate to dfs and I need to minimize the impact
on
| the users. We are a 24/7 operation with very small maintenance windows.
| Thanks for any help.
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