I concur with the suggestion of robocopy, as long as the files are still in
place on the old server.  I've used this on our primary file share (~55G)
and it worked great for transitioning to new hardware.

Ron Lyman
Network Support
Moen Incorporated
(905) 829-3400 x 253 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Guy Speier [mailto:guys AT firstlogic DOT com]
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 16:13
> To: Lee Anne Pedersen; veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: RE: [Veritas-bu] alternate client restores
> 
> 
> not to steer you away from netbackup, but you could just use 
> scopy (windows
> native copy which will preserve security settings) or use a 3rd party
> product like robocopy.  This has a lot more bells & whistles, 
> and I think
> it's free.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Lee Anne Pedersen [mailto:LeeAnne.Pedersen AT gov.ab DOT ca]
> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 2:50 PM
> To: veritas-bu AT mailman.eng.auburn DOT edu
> Subject: [Veritas-bu] alternate client restores
> 
> 
> How can I restore to a different location on an alternate 
> client? I'm moving
> shares from one Win 2K server to another and need to preserve the
> permissions. It's being scripted to execute at night to lessen client
> inconvenience. But the source server had the data on the root 
> of C:, but on
> the new server it has to be on G:.
> 
> I see that bprestore has a -R (rename_file) option. Is this 
> what I would
> use, but only specify the drive letters (ie. -R /C/ /G/)? If so, I'd
> appreciate someone clarifying which is the original and which is the
> renamed. The Admin guide has conflicting information.
> 
> Thanks,
> Lee Anne
> 
> 
> Lee Anne Pedersen
> LAN/Server Analyst
> 
> Alberta Corporate Service Centre (ACSC)
> DCS Delivery Team E
> Ph: 780-427-2504
> LeeAnne.Pedersen AT gov.ab DOT ca
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