moving a disk to a 64bit server

[xavien]

Hi..

I need to upgrade my file server from 2008 32 bit to 2012 64 bit.. my shared folders drive is around 1 TB and I was wondering if there was a way to install a new 2012 server and somehow detach the drive from the old server and add to the new 64 bit system or will i have to just take the bullet and copy all the folders across to a new drive?

Thanks

[amohammadimir · Accepted solution]

You can detach disk (which your share folders reside) from the old server and add it to the new server but you should be careful about the NTFS and Share permissions. you can also use fsmigrate tool from Microsoft.

[xavien]

should i use the 32 bit version or the 64 bit version of fsmigrate? never used it before

[amohammadimir]

You need to install the toolkit on the target server. Hence, 64bit version.

[xavien]

i did a quick test with another server.. works like a dream and keeps all ntfs permissions

[xavien]

i didn't need the migration tool as it is a simple disk move and not a file move.. pops across with no issues and all remains as before