FSMT
The Microsoft File Server Migration Toolkit is freely
downloadable from Microsoft.
Quick Step by Step Walkthrough:
1. On the Windows 2008R2 fileserver, download fsmigrate_x64.msi and run the msi
2. Follow through the Setup Wizard:
Next > Accept > Next > Next > Complete >
Next > Install
3. Start the File Server Migration Toolkit Launch Pad
This list 3 Steps:
Step 1 – Planning
Step 2 – Prepare to
maintain original UNC paths (optional)
Step 3 – Run the
File Server Migration Wizard
4. Run the File Server Migration Wizard
4.1 Create a new migration project
4.1.1 New Project Wizard: Next >
4.1.2 New Project Wizard: Project Name and Location, Next
>
4.1.3 New Project Wizard: DFS Consolidation Root Server,
check or uncheck ‘Use the following DFS root server’ depending on whether using
one or not, Next >
Image: New Project
Wizard – DFS Consolidation Root Server
Note: In the continuing example, a DFS root
server is not used.
4.1.4 New Project Wizard: Default Location for Migrated
Shared Folders, specify location and Next >
Image: New Project
Wizard – Default Location for Migrated Shared Folders
4.1.5 Finish
4.2 Click ‘Add Server…’ to add a Source file server, verify
Settings, then click ‘Continue >’
Image: Source file
server with 6 shares
4.3 Validating Settings/Ready to copy: settings will be
validated and if all is okay, click ‘Continue >’ again to copy the shared
files and folders.
Note: To sync delta
changes after the first copy, it works to click ‘< Back’ and ‘Continue >’
between Copy and Finalize, to bring the delta changes across from the source.
4.4: Ready to finalize: click ‘Continue >’ and click
Yes to the Warning regards ‘… access to the source shares will be disabled …’
Image: FSMT, Ready
to finalize Warning
4.5: Success – Migration!
To summarize:
FSMT is a bit like ROBOCOPY with a GUI, automated control of shares, and being
able to leverage DFS.
Note: If using DFS “FSMT
requires that the DFS root server is not a domain controller.”
Very good step-by-step guide for migration!
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nice article, but i have a question, DFS Consolidation root wizard within FSMT requires a datacenter edition (2012 R2), is it a tool requirement, or a feature requirement ?
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