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Lesson 7/8 How do you migrate a file server with minimal impact on users?

Name: How do you migrate a file server with minimal impact on users?
Uploaded: 2026-04-09
Description: Migrate a file server with the smallest possible outage for users.

Migrating a Windows file server. A scheduled Robocopy mirror. A DNS CNAME alias and the Kerberos SPN. A scheduled PowerShell task. A clean decommission with Active Directory and ADSI Edit. No interruption for the users.