Not able to copy files from one CIFS share to other

Errors ?

System information

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Client OS                   : Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (

build 2600)

Server SRC                  : USTRCLRUC01     5.0 EMC-SNAS:T6.0.41.3

Server DEST                 : USTRCLRTEST01   5.0 EMC-SNAS:T6.0.41.3

Command information

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Date                        : 13/06/2013 14:37:28

Source path                 : \\ustrclruc01\SIT\SHARED\NOS\

Desti. path                 : \\ustrclrtest01\XPTEST_TELECOM\NOS_SHARED\

Files and Dirs filter(s)    : *

Directory options           :

List/Modify/Create options  :

Security options:           :

Retry options               : /r:100 /w:30

Processing the copy from \\ustrclruc01\SIT\SHARED\NOS\ to \\ustrclrtest01\XPTEST

_TELECOM\NOS_SHARED\ ...

Copy engine Statistics

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File(s) copied                            : 0

Directory(ies) created                    : 0

Amount of copied byte(s)                  : 0 Byte(s) (0 Byte(s))

Elapsed time: secs: 00

This is the output I receive. No errors

When specifying source do you use "*"?

If so don't, you just need to give the name of the source directory (and use other switches to copy security, owner etc...)

Also suggest that you map a drive for src and dst instead of UNC and set r: and w: otherwise these will be set to default

Claude

and when I use robo copy it shows it is skipping the folders. We used one more tool beyond compare it actually copy's the data but the ACL's are missing

You specified no options

Have you looked at them in the EMCopy command line, try /s to copy the content of subdirectories

Claude

Hello Claude Thanks for the reply..I donot use "*" I used the options /s /o /a but I see the audit info is not copied and so are the security ACL's. What is the option for copying the security.

Could you post the exact command that you are using?

Claude

and I got Security Descriptor Setting(s) failed     : 53 !

got it right now, I'm not part of the Administrators in the particular cifs server. Once I'm Administrator the ACL's are being copied. Thank You Claude.

backup operator is sufficient

Make sure you understand all options of EMCopy, especially /d and /de

/d will copy files if newer on source based on mdate (but not necessarily if restored from backup)

/de will copy if date or size differ (if modified on destination they will be repalced)

The new options (/dhsm and /mapfile) are for Isilon

Claude

Correct Dymamox that should be enough

Don't forget that the user running EMCopy or Robocopy will become owner of any orphan SIDs

Also all too often we forgot that EMCopy is only working in backup mode (Robocpy is not unless /B)

This can lead in discrepancy when coming to performance in between both programs

Claude

Thank You Claude and dynamox..so do this mean robocopy is better than emcopy

i find robocopy just as good as emcopy when running on a Win2k8 R2 and higher, it's multi-threaded just like emcopy. Some people are just more familiar with robocopy.