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      • Moving some shared folders from one server to another,
      • Moving user accounts with passwords from one domain to another,
      • Moving file and folder securities from one server to another,
      • Scheduling transfers and command-line running.
       

      Other strong point, exportation and importation of objects are made with CSV files. Those files can be easily installed in a database, modified or even created by yourself.

  • You can also use Robocopy.exe to copy data from one server to another and
     then using Permcopy.exe to migrate share permissions. Use the /SEC
     parameter in Robocopy.exe to copy NTFS permissions from the source folder
     to the destination folder. After you finish moving the data, share the
     folders on the target server (either manually or by using scripts), and
     then use Permcopy.exe to copy share permissions from the source server to
     the target server.

     Permcopy.exe and Robocopy.exe are available on the Windows Server 2003
     Deployment Kit companion CD. For more information about Permcopy.exe and
     Robocopy.exe, click Tools in Help and Support Center for Windows Server
     2003, and then click "Windows Resource Kit Tools Help."

     - Advantages:

     These tools are available as part of the Windows Server 2003 Deployment
     Kit.

     This method is simple if you are migrating a small amount of data.

     Robocopy.exe gives you a number of options for migrating data, including
     the following:

     Using file names, wildcard characters, paths, or file attributes to
     include or exclude source files as candidates for migrating.

     Controlling the number of times that Robocopy.exe retries an operation
     after encountering a recoverable network error.

     Scheduling copy jobs to run automatically.

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