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Move of storage space to a diff server

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by foz

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My aim is too move our companys storage areas to a different server as the current one is quite full. At the moment the data area sits on a 10gb SCSI RAID5 volume, what i want to do is move it to a IDE RAID5 75 GB Volume (costs were the decision here!). The problem im facing is how can i move the current data areas (lots of folders basically) yet keep all their permissions when i transfer them to a different server. Also can any of you see a problem with switching to an IDE RAID 5 system, so far its been used an an intranet server so its very little used.

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by beermonster

Hi,
You don't specify which OS you are using, but if it's win2k or above you can use the xcop command with the /o switch to copy security info along with the data. Hope this helps...

by Member 30543440

If You move from NT Server do 2K Server, You will still need to review permissions if Local Group Permissions were in use. You will need to replace them by Global Groups.
In addition, You wil have more options to adjust a security due to different NTFS.
I would suggest, You copy folder by folder. Create correspondent groups and give minimal rights to folders. it will be a nice chance to review secuirty, as well, as You will hear who is screaming, and will give needed rights if needed.
Try touse only Group based rights.

Thanks
David
P.S. If You move from 2k to 2k or NT to NT, You cane play with a folder by moving it using Cut&Paste and Move features to try to keep permissions.

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