copying files from one NTsrvr to another NTsrvr with .bat

Hi All,

My PDC (nt4.0sp6) has signs that the RAID controller is maybe going to die
if a big load of data comes. Therefore I have installed a BDC (also one
nt4sp6 machine), hoping that if the PDC dies, I would promote the BDC to PDC
thus saving the domain, giving the users possibility to log on. But since it
is a file server (PDC), I would also like to have a copy of all the files
(around 10 GB) on the BDC, so I don't have to fiddle with backup in case of
need.

I am having a copy of all files done with Backup Exec, but I would also like
to have a file and folder structure copied every night at fx 2 o'clock, so I
am ready to move the users on the new server in case of PDC breakdown.

Anyone having experience with that, any best practices? I thought about
making a .bat file with a single copy command - any suggestions?

Thanx in advance,
Zoran

"Kizetoni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi All,
>
> My PDC (nt4.0sp6) has signs that the RAID controller is maybe going to die
> if a big load of data comes. Therefore I have installed a BDC (also one
> nt4sp6 machine), hoping that if the PDC dies, I would promote the BDC to
PDC
> thus saving the domain, giving the users possibility to log on. But since
it
> is a file server (PDC), I would also like to have a copy of all the files
> (around 10 GB) on the BDC, so I don't have to fiddle with backup in case
of
> need.
>
> I am having a copy of all files done with Backup Exec, but I would also
like
> to have a file and folder structure copied every night at fx 2 o'clock, so
I
> am ready to move the users on the new server in case of PDC breakdown.
>
> Anyone having experience with that, any best practices? I thought about
> making a .bat file with a single copy command - any suggestions?
>
> Thanx in advance,
> Zoran
>
>

Both xcopy.exe or robocopy.exe with the appropriate
switches can do the job very nicely.

Hi Pegasus,

thanx for your input.

I'll try with xcopy.

This robocopy, is it a 3rd party utility?

Regards,
Zoran



"Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i en meddelelse
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>
> "Kizetoni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:us7Zftv$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Hi All,
> >
> > My PDC (nt4.0sp6) has signs that the RAID controller is maybe going to
die
> > if a big load of data comes. Therefore I have installed a BDC (also one
> > nt4sp6 machine), hoping that if the PDC dies, I would promote the BDC to
> PDC
> > thus saving the domain, giving the users possibility to log on. But
since
> it
> > is a file server (PDC), I would also like to have a copy of all the
files
> > (around 10 GB) on the BDC, so I don't have to fiddle with backup in case
> of
> > need.
> >
> > I am having a copy of all files done with Backup Exec, but I would also
> like
> > to have a file and folder structure copied every night at fx 2 o'clock,
so
> I
> > am ready to move the users on the new server in case of PDC breakdown.
> >
> > Anyone having experience with that, any best practices? I thought about
> > making a .bat file with a single copy command - any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanx in advance,
> > Zoran
> >
> >
>
> Both xcopy.exe or robocopy.exe with the appropriate
> switches can do the job very nicely.
>
>

It's available from MS. It's free. Much more powerful and flexible than
XCOPY....

--
Regards,
Hank Arnold

"Kizetoni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Hi Pegasus,
>
> thanx for your input.
>
> I'll try with xcopy.
>
> This robocopy, is it a 3rd party utility?
>
> Regards,
> Zoran
>
>
>
> "Pegasus (MVP)" <(E-Mail Removed)> skrev i en meddelelse
> news:urd%23wzv$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "Kizetoni" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:us7Zftv$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Hi All,
>> >
>> > My PDC (nt4.0sp6) has signs that the RAID controller is maybe going to
> die
>> > if a big load of data comes. Therefore I have installed a BDC (also one
>> > nt4sp6 machine), hoping that if the PDC dies, I would promote the BDC
>> > to
>> PDC
>> > thus saving the domain, giving the users possibility to log on. But
> since
>> it
>> > is a file server (PDC), I would also like to have a copy of all the
> files
>> > (around 10 GB) on the BDC, so I don't have to fiddle with backup in
>> > case
>> of
>> > need.
>> >
>> > I am having a copy of all files done with Backup Exec, but I would also
>> like
>> > to have a file and folder structure copied every night at fx 2 o'clock,
> so
>> I
>> > am ready to move the users on the new server in case of PDC breakdown.
>> >
>> > Anyone having experience with that, any best practices? I thought about
>> > making a .bat file with a single copy command - any suggestions?
>> >
>> > Thanx in advance,
>> > Zoran
>> >
>> >
>>
>> Both xcopy.exe or robocopy.exe with the appropriate
>> switches can do the job very nicely.
>>
>>
>
>