I am migrating from a Win2003 file server over to a Win2012 R2 file server. I have two very large shares that need to be copied to the new file server. Initially I was going to use Richcopy for the bulk copy, but realized it was going to take to long. So, I opted to restore the data (with security perms) from DPM backup to the new server...this was a faster option than Richcopy. Since the 2003 server is still in use, now I want to use Richcopy to refresh the data on the 2012 server before the cutover.
I attempted a Richcopy job running from the source server. I am copying if file size or security setting is different between source and destination. I also chose the Purge option because not only do I want to update changes, I also want to delete any files on dest. that have been deleted from the source. The combination of these options dont seem to work together. If I choose Purge, the job only seems to purge files on the destination, it doesnt seem to copy any changes. I would like to perform a single "refresh" job and not have to run two separate copy and purge jobs between the servers.
Does anyone know if the result I am seeing is by design or is what I am asking even possible? Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Richie Tenhet