Trying to migrate from 2008 to 2012 R2.  I have installed powershell 2.0 and have 40GB of diskspace in my 2008 which is a new install; I did not configure a static IP address for it and it is running on a VM as a bridged network.  

My 2012 server is on bare-metal and I typed the cmdlts:

smigdeploy /package /architecture x86 /os WS08 /path \\xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx\mig

Yes my 2008 is a 32-bit server and "MIG" is the folder I created on my C: drive on my 2008 for the migration package to be deployed, however after typing the cmdlts in my 2012 server I receive this message:

Error: The Windows Server Migration Tools deployment folder could not be created
. Verify that you are logged on by using an account that has permissions to crea
te the folder, that there is sufficient disk space on the destination computer t
o create the deployment folder, and that a file of the same name as folders in t
he specified path does not exist.

Obviously the folder does exist and there is sufficient disk space.  I did share the C: drive in my 2008 and have network discovery on both servers.  Do I need to add my server 2008 to an Active Directory or domain?  My domain for 2008 is "WORKGROUP" while my 2012 has  a static IP in a specified domain.  

Any help would be great.  How do I get the package to deploy?

Thanks in advance.

• Moved by Shaon ShanMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 16 hours 21 minutes ago migration

1. Seems like permission problem.

2. Your description is not clear (domain "workgroup"?, bare-metal server?...)

3. Cite errors from Event logs exactly and completely.

Rgds

M.

Hi,

From the description the Windows 2008 system is in workgroup but not domain. So the account logged on Windows 2012 may not have admin permission on your Windows 2008 system to create folder or files.

Try:

smigdeploy /package /architecture x86 /os WS08 /path c:\mig, and move the c:\mig folder to your Windows 2008 server to see the result. (this method is provided in comments in this article:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd379545(v=WS.10).aspx)