Is there a way to move files from one tower to another using linux itself and not having to copy from within Windows?

I do not want to use Windows to do this.

Yes, there is, but it is a lot of work.  You can mount the shares from tower2 onto tower1, then use midnight commander to move the files.  I don't know the syntax to mount the shares, you will have to look those up.

 

Why not just use Windows + TeraCopy?  Much simpler and safer, albeit slower.

You can mount the server 2 inside server 1 using the mount command.

Then use screen

Then rsync to copy.

 

If you need the scripts let me know.

 

Josh

 

Easier method would be to use your windows machine and a program called teracopy. Then have teracopy do a verify to ensure the files were synced/copied without error. 

 

Faster method definitely is rsync. But harder to do if your not familiar with linux drive mounting.

 

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Here are instructions for setting up a rsync server: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=13432.0

 

This should be the fastest method.

You can mount the server 2 inside server 1 using the mount command.

Then use screen

Then rsync to copy.

 

If you need the scripts let me know.

 

Josh

 

I'd like to get a copy of the scripts. 

 

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Sorry not scripts as automated ones but cmd lines:

 

Now I'm going from memory here as I haven't done this for a while but you have to mount the other folder from the server you want the data from.

 

Create a temp directory

mkdir /mnt/temp

mount the server to copy from into the server to copy to

mount -t nfs //xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:/your/folder /mnt/temp

run this in screen

screen

rsync the files you want over

rsync -av --stats --progress /mnt/temp /dir you want the files

exit screen ctrl + A and the ctrl + D

 

to return type screen -r

 

I hope that is all correct

Josh

Why not rsync? I just copied 4TB of data from one box to another without a hitch.

Should have read above, looks like others suggested the same.