Linux Server for Data Files

Hi

My client has been successfully running MOM 5.4 with the Data Files on a Linux Server for the past 18 months.

We have completed the various tweaks needed to fix the file opportunistic locking problem.

The Windows workstation computers have a mapped network drive of M: pointing to \\SERVER\shared\mom.

We would like to like to copy the MOM Data Files to a newer, faster Linux Server with updated Samba software.

This will change the mapped network drive path to M:\\SERVER2\shared\mom.

Can anyone forsee any problems in just copying the files, changing the drive path and starting it up?

Thanks in advance.

Paul

If I understand what you're saying, the users are currently seeing \\SERVER\shared\mom as M:\. If that's the case and you switch it so that they're seeing \\SERVER2\shared\mom as M:\ there should be no problem, at least with the drive mappings. All the program will know is that it's accessing the files in M:\. It doesn't care where the OS is actually grabbing them from.

Hi Jonnay

Thank you for your reply... it confirms my thoughts nicely!

We will try it out on Thursday and I will post the outcome here.

Regards

Paul

Hi Jonnay

Thank you for your reply... it confirms my thoughts nicely!

We will try it out on Thursday and I will post the outcome here.

Regards

Paul

Hey Paul,
You may find it easier to change what directory is shared as M:\ on the server itself. Have workstations re-logon to the network afterwards.

I think this would be faster than going to each workstation and removing and remapping a new drive location.

I think that's what he's planning, Chris. :)