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Copying cifs share from one device to another 7-mode

ARnetapp — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:08:33 GMT

Netapp team

I've been assigned to migrate a few cifs shares from one device to another, what would be the best recommended way of doing this? I've tried using windows programs like richCopy and fastCopy ... Those haven't given me good results.

thanks in advance everyone

Re: Copying cifs share from one device to another 7-mode

SpindleNinja — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:21:06 GMT

7mode to 7mode? is there any reason you can't use snapmirror?

Re: Copying cifs share from one device to another 7-mode

ARnetapp — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:24:55 GMT

@SpindleNinja I would like to use snapmirror but im unsure how to set it up from one vfiler to another.

yes 7-mode to 7-mode

Re: Copying cifs share from one device to another 7-mode

SpindleNinja — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:34:45 GMT

Works about the same, just ignore the context of a vfiler in this case. Create the relationship between the two filers and kick off the snapmirror. The only differece is when you're ready to cut over to the destination side, you'll need to add ownership of the volume to the vfiler before you share it out.

"vfiler add <vfiler_name> /vol/VOLUME1"

Re: Copying cifs share from one device to another 7-mode

ARnetapp — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:38:41 GMT

@SpindleNinja ok Sounds good, So i don't have to copy the entire /vol/qtree? and i can specify the share.. such as/vol/qtree/netappShare

Re: Copying cifs share from one device to another 7-mode

SpindleNinja — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 13:59:11 GMT

As far a vfiler ownership? I don't think you can just own a qtree to the vfiler, it would be at the volume level.