4/30/2020 Emcopy Download
EMCopy is windows based tool which can be used for migrating the shares from windows file server to celerra CIFS server2. It lets you copy a file or directory (and included subdirectories) from and to an NTFS partition, keeping security the same on the copy as on the original.3. EMCOPY allows you to back up the file and directory security—ACLs, owner information, and audit information—from a source directory to a destination directory without copying the file data.Download EMCopy.exe:1. You need to contact your SAM or TC to have a copy of the emcopy.exe2. I have a copy that I use - send a email to [email protected]:1.
Download to any location on your local computer, in this example I did it to 'C:emcopy'2. Open command prompt, change to the directorycd /d C:emcopy3. Run the command to see available optionsC:emcopy emcopy.exeRequirements:1. The migration User account should have Domain Admin membership and must be logged onto the system that is conducting the actual migration of data and attributes.2. Make sure there are no unresolvable SID's on the source3.
Proper Group Membership and User Rights for the Windows account used for the migration.Example: 1Copy one directory with all its contents and its owner to a different directory on a Data Mover.C:emcopyemcopy.exe c:source h:destination /o /sNote: By default, the DACLs are copied when the /NOSEC option is not set. The owner attribute of the directories and files is also duplicated.Example: 2Copy source directory to destination directory including the local groups security entries, use this command syntax:C:emcopyemcopy.exe c:source h:destination /o /s /lgNote: You must use LGDUP before using EMCOPY with the /lg option.Example: 3C:emcopyemcopy.exe sourcesharedirectory destinationshare /o /s /c /r:3 /w:5 /log:'c:log file.txt'Note: 1. The '/o' option enables the copy of a file's owner.
Without this option, the account used for the copy will be the owner of the copied files and directories.2. The '/s' option enables the copy of the subdirectories.3. The '/c' switch allows the process to continue after the retries.4. The '/r:n' option specifies the maximum number of retries. By default it is set upto 100.5.
The '/w:n' option specifies the time in seconds to wait between two retries.By default it is set up to 30 seconds.6. The '/log:filename' option allows to redirect the console messages to a new file.Note: You can use /purge option as it enables the deletion of the files and directories fromt he destination tree which do not exist in the source one.Post-Migration Activities:1.
Configure Remote Servers to Download Contents from Microsoft Directly instead of WSUS Websense Notes Quick 1-liner: Raise Domain Functional Level from 2003 to 2012 R2.
Analyse the emcopy log files that have been generated and run ‘Beyond Compare’ on source server to compare the directories copiedDownload Beyond Compare link: Right- click Properties on the source and destination folders to check that windows can see the same amount of files and folders.3. Check NTFS permissions at each share have been brought across by EMCopyUseful EMC Primus:1. Emc245596 - 'EMCOPY 4.0x shows multiple errors like 'Trying to DELETE due to copy ABORT' and 'DELETED due to copy ABORT'2. Emc288299 - 'EMCOPY 4.xx shows error 'DELETION FAILED'3. Emc224742 - 'Warning EMCOPY and /z /d and /de command line switches'4.
Emc135845 - 'EMCopy data migration replaces UNIX primary group permission with default Windows Domain Users group when the /o switch is used in the EMCopy command.' Emc195882 - 'Failure using EMCopy 3.01: 'Error (1203): No network provider accepted the given network path.' Emc46968 - 'EMCopy utility fails with error 'Security Descriptor Error: Unable to set SD' while migrating data from source to target server.' Emc254769 - 'Unable to set access time to' when copying files with EMCOPY'8. Emc70946 - 'Emcopy fails to work as designed when using /purge command.'
Emc121242 -'EMCOPY fails to copy all files to destination when there is a mixture of long filenames and short filenames'10. Emc64705 - 'Celerra Best Practices recommends using EMCopy to backup the customer ACLs.'
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So is WebAssembly really such a good idea? Don't let my website sink into oblivion! How to format code blocks for narrow screens. More tips on pasting text in Word. Things are taking over the Internet! Plus lots more!Enjoy this week's issue of WServerNews and feel free to on any of the topics we've covered - we love hearing from our readers ?. Got questions?
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Best products for image backup/restore of Win10 PCsHere's the feedback we received from our readers on which disk imaging backup/restore solutions they recommend so you can quickly and easily recover a Windows PC after a catastrophic failure of hardware or software:Mark Stander from Illinois - We use Acronis True Image for our small business. Find it easy to operate.
Saved our butt a couple of times ?Julia M. From Ontario, Canada - I've been using Macrium Reflect Free Edition at home as we use the paid edition at work in our IT support. I actualy used it once to clone my Win7 image so I could move it from HDD to SSD.
I know there are some other good products out there, but this one's good enough.Randy Hall - I have been using Terabyte Image For Windows version 2 for Backup and Restore for over 20 years, and have developed a system using a task, and a batch command that automatically backs up my operating system every Thursday at 4 pm. The batch program is set to keep 5 backups and deletes the 5th one before creating a new one. And I have used the DOS version restore CD many times. It also copies the first backup of the month to an external drive. It could be modified to use Macrium Reflect to use a free backup program. You can check out IFW at:Oh.
I also use the GUI version, not the CUI version. I also have a batch file that uses Robocopy and Emcopy to backup my data files to separate external drives. I don't delete any files from the backup that are not in the original folder, so I don't lose any files, but the backups are larger than the original folders. If anyone is interested, I can send you the systems I use.EDITOR'S NOTE: If any readers would like more info about Randy's solution, you can email me at. Chip Jones - Hands down, the best Windows FREE backup is Veeam Endpoint (now called Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows). You can backup to local or shared drive. You get many settings to choose from on the granular side of configuration and scheduling.
It can email you with success or failure of the back. It is fast and simply hands down the best out there! I have used it for backing up a virtualized Windows 2012 R2 server and restored the backup to physical hardware. I have used it to restore to dissimilar hardware for other Windows build. It is so, so solid and every small business owner should be using this product.period!Vitaly our sysadmin at TechGenix - Veeam free backup (can work without Veeam server) and Clonezilla are really the easiest for me.Howard Rubin - I have to say, I was a frequent user of the app that came with Windows 7 and continues to Windows 10, until I started running through 4 hard drives (10 year old collection of client abandoned drives) that would test fine but would mechanically fail in real life use after a few days time. (I finally broke down and got a HD made in 2019.) The only good thing about Windows 7 Backup and Restore is that the file it creates is essentially a virtual hard drive.
You can mount it in one click and get the files you need. Restoring the image to a different drive is difficult if not even possible. You can let the app run a restore and it'll take forever to give an error message.
If still using this program, I advise using Windows 10 ISO image to install a new system with your original serial/license and drag the files you need over. Re-install everything and apply your customizations. Today, I'm using AOMEI Backupper:and have 1 internal and 2 external drives to store my backups/images. I have tested the system and it's fast and works.
I just wish making copies/clone between 2 USB external drives could be faster. They are both USB 3.1, connected to blue USB 3.1 ports, but when running a copy program like Karen's Replicator, it drops to USB 2 speeds. If any other readers would like to offer their recommendations for disk imaging backup/restore software feel free to email us at Learn how to use Sysinternals toolsThere's a terrific collection of videos on YouTube you can use to learn how to diagnose and troubleshoot various problems by using Sysinternals tools. Author Mitch TullochMitch Tulloch is Senior Editor of both WServerNews and FitITproNews and is a widely recognized expert on Windows Server and cloud technologies.
He has written more than a thousand articles and has authored or been series editor for over 50 books for Microsoft Press and other publishers. Mitch has also been a twelve-time recipient of the Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) award in the technical category of Cloud and Datacenter Management. He currently runs an IT content development business in Winnipeg, Canada.
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