Have you thought about doing DFS instead? Jon
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:06 AM, John Hornbuckle < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We're using a combination of folder redirection and roaming profiles, with > users' data stored somewhere like \\oldserver\sharename. That server has an > external PowerVault RAID system attached to it, and that's where "sharename" > is located. > > "Oldserver" is at the end of its lifecycle and needs to be decommissioned. > This means I need to move the PV to the new server, which means that > \\oldserver\sharename won't work anymore--it'll need to be something like > \\newserver\sharename. > > So here's what I was thinking of doing... I'd like to create a DNS record > for a new, generic server name--maybe "profiles"--and point it to the IP > address of oldserver. Then I'd reconfigure users' accounts / AD settings to > point to \\profiles\sharename. After giving that some time to make sure it > works and everyone's account is looking for that new, generic server name > and their profiles and redirected folders are working fine on the old > server, I would move the PV over to the new server and change the DNS entry > for "profiles" to point to the IP address of the new server. The idea is > that the move would be transparent to the users and their computers. And a > few years from now when I need to once again relocate their stuff, I would > again just change the DNS entry to keep the change transparent. > > Is there any reason this shouldn't work? Or that it's just not a good way > of accomplishing what I want? > > > > John Hornbuckle > MIS Department > Taylor County School District > 318 North Clark Street > Perry, FL 32347 > > www.taylor.k12.fl.us > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
