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How to migrate data to new disk
Name: kanour Date: December 7, 2007 at 01:31:43 Pacific OS: Windows 2003 Server CPU/Ram: 2GB Product: HP ML370 G3
Comment:
Hi. I would like to know what would be the best way to migrate data?
My scenario is: Disk01 C: D:
Disk02 (new disk) E:
I need to migrate everything from current D: to E: and then rename E: to D:
I would like to keep the shares which are currently configured and permissions. Also, there is exchange database in D: and also MSSQL installed plus databases.
What would be the best way to do it? Especially if I want to keep shares and permissions.
Name: lwcomputing Date: December 7, 2007 at 19:39:19 Pacific
Reply:
Shutdown the Exchange Information Store, the SQL databases, and backup the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\Shares.
Then use SCOPY, XCOPY, or ROBOCOPY with the appropriate switches to copy the data from D: to E:. Then, change the drive letters around. Restart the services and restore the registry key.
IMPORTANT - DO THIS ON A TEST SERVER FIRST!!!!!
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Response Number 2
Name: bilbus Date: December 8, 2007 at 21:41:35 Pacific
Reply:
use acronis 9.1 to backup the data. Remove the old drive, and put in new one. Boot to acronis cd and restore.
Done
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Response Number 3
Name: kanour Date: December 9, 2007 at 01:09:57 Pacific
Reply:
Thank you guys. I manage it all myself, but I was using exactly same procedure as you suggested.
Stopped all services which could interfere.
I used Full Trial version of ViceVersa PRO, which I will actually buy. Very good and cheep soft for making shadow copies of system.
Once I copied everything I changed drive letters.
Then I used Acronis to merge the partitions on Disk01.
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