I would prefer to do it that way, but o- The user population has a bad habit of populating their desktops with shortcuts that contain the old server name
and o- The internal web server has a massive maze of documents that refer to documents on the file server Easier just to change the name of the new machine to match the old machine. Kurt On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 16:12, Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I've done something almost like this. It's slicker 'n snot. > > I kept the new sever name, and just did a find/replace in the login script. > > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Kurt Buff <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> A scenario for y'all to consider... >> >> I've got a file server (Win2003 R2) running as a VM. It's using the MS >> iSCSI connector to connect with the 4 data partitions it's running. >> >> My cunning plan to upgrade is to: >> >> >> o- Bring up a Win2008 R2 VM >> o- Configure all of the print queues on it to match the old server >> o- Gin up a batch file that will recreate the shares on new machine to >> match the shares on the old machine >> o- Down the the original 2003 R2 server and delete the account from AD >> o- Change the name of the new 2008 R2 server to match the old server >> o- Connect the LUNs on the iSCSI devices to the new machine and give >> them the same drive letters >> o- Run the batch file on the new machine to create the shares >> o- Go home and drink a few glasses of the nice wine I have stashed for >> just such an occasion >> >> I'm sure someone out there has done something like this and can tell >> me if it's a viable upgrade method. >> >> Anyone care to comment? >> >> Kurt >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> --- >> To manage subscriptions click here: >> http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ >> or send an email to [email protected] >> with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to [email protected] > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
