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Richard Tubb
Hi,
I'm due to migrate around 9GB worth of files from an aging Novell 4.11
server (HDD's part of a RAID5 setup) to a new Windows 2000 Server setup
(single HDD setup).
Initial thought on how to do this is simply to install Netware Client on the
2000 Server, and transfer the files across the LAN (2 machines connected to
a Switch, no other PC's present).
However, the 9GB worth of files consists of hundreds and hundreds of small
(90K and less) files and from experience, this causes a major overhead that
can leave a copy operation taking many hours.
Any suggestions on how to get that 9GB of data to my new 2000 Server in the
most efficient manner? As the Novell server utilises a RAID5 setup, simply
attaching the disk(s) directly to the 2000 server and copying the files is
not really an option.
Would be grateful for any advice offered.
Regards,
Richard Tubb.
www.netlinktrading.co.uk
I'm due to migrate around 9GB worth of files from an aging Novell 4.11
server (HDD's part of a RAID5 setup) to a new Windows 2000 Server setup
(single HDD setup).
Initial thought on how to do this is simply to install Netware Client on the
2000 Server, and transfer the files across the LAN (2 machines connected to
a Switch, no other PC's present).
However, the 9GB worth of files consists of hundreds and hundreds of small
(90K and less) files and from experience, this causes a major overhead that
can leave a copy operation taking many hours.
Any suggestions on how to get that 9GB of data to my new 2000 Server in the
most efficient manner? As the Novell server utilises a RAID5 setup, simply
attaching the disk(s) directly to the 2000 server and copying the files is
not really an option.
Would be grateful for any advice offered.
Regards,
Richard Tubb.
www.netlinktrading.co.uk