Bulk
Data
Migration
Using
Robocopy
Created
by:
Nasuni
Support
Last
update:
6/14/2011
Contents
Overview ...................................................................................................................................................................... 2
Using
Robocopy
to
copy
data
to
the
Nasuni
Filer....................................................................................... 2
2011
Nasuni
Corporation.
All
Rights
Reserved
Resizing
the
Cache
and
Snapshots
Disks
in
Nasuni
Filer
v2.7
Robocopy
and
the
Nasuni
Filer
cache ............................................................................................................. 2
Conclusion ................................................................................................................................................................... 3
Overview
The
information
in
this
document
applies
to
Nasuni
Filer
2.x
versions.
It
explains
how
to
use
Robocopy,
a
Microsoft
Windows
tool,
to
migrate
data
from
a
Windows
file
server
to
the
Nasuni
Filer.
Robocopy
has
been
bundled
with
Windows
operating
systems
since
Vista
and
Server
2008.
Using
Robocopy
to
copy
data
to
the
Nasuni
Filer
Robocopy
is
a
Windows
command
line
tool.
To
migrate
data
to
the
Nasuni
Filer
using
Robocopy
follow
the
steps
below.
1. Identify
the
data
set
you
want
to
migrate
to
the
Nasuni
Filer
2. Create/locate
a
share
on
the
Nasuni
Filer
to
write
your
data
set
to
3. Run
cmd.exe
4. Run
the
command
below
from
the
source
servers
command
line.
robocopy
(path
to
source
data)
(path
to
Filer
share)
/E
/FFT
/R:60
/W:60.
Robocopy
switches
detailed
below.
/E:
copies
subfolders
including
empty
folders
/FFT:
assumes
FAT
file
times,
important
when
copying
data
to
the
Nasuni
Filer
/R:60:
number
of
retries
/W:60:
wait
time
between
retries
(seconds)
NOTE:
Filer
volumes
are
not
NTFS.
Robocopy
will
only
copy
NTFS
security
information
to
NTFS
volumes.
You
can
manage
folder
and
file
NTFS
permissions
on
Nasuni
Filer
once
your
data
migration
is
complete.
Robocopy
and
the
Nasuni
Filer
cache
If
the
amount
of
data
you
are
to
migrating
to
the
Nasuni
Filer
is
larger
than
your
Filer
cache
size
robocopy
will
completely
fill
your
Filer
cache
during
your
data
migration.
When
the
Nasuni
Filer
cache
is
full
robocopy
writes
will
fail
until
Filer
successfully
snapshots
recently
written
data.
Resizing
the
Cache
and
Snapshots
Disks
in
Nasuni
Filer
v2.7
Users
will
be
unable
to
read
data
that
is
in
a
Nasuni
Filer
snapshot
but
is
not
in
the
Filer
cache
when
Filer
is
in
the
cache
full
state.
Conclusion
Robocopy
is
an
effective
tool
for
migrating
data
from
a
Windows
file
server
to
the
Nasuni
Filer.
If
you
have
questions
about
this
document
contact
Nasuni
Support
at
[email protected]
or
(888)
662-78644.
