I'm stuck working on a lab assignment. I'm trying to install ServerMigrationToon on a 2008R2 machine. I've done all the procedures on my 2012 machine. On the 2008R2 I open cmd prompt with admin, type net use Z:\\Servera\wsmt\SMT_ws08R2_amd64 (enter) I then change to Z: directory and here is where I get stuck. I cannot get it to run SmigDeploy.exe. Can someone enlighten me on my mistake.
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The forum thread discusses a user's difficulty installing the ServerMigrationTools on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, despite following official instructions and copying the necessary files from a 2012 server. Initially, the user successfully copies the folder via robocopy and can run SmigDeploy.exe, but later encounters an error indicating the tool only runs on higher versions like 2012 or 2012 R2, despite using compatible OS versions and architecture. Other members suggest verifying proper procedures, including correct architecture and methods of file transfer, but ultimately the user remains frustrated, with the thread ending in partial confusion and unresolved issues.
The forum thread discusses a user's difficulty installing the ServerMigrationTools on a Windows Server 2008 R2 machine, despite following official instructions and copying the necessary files from a 2012 server. Initially, the user successfully copies the folder via robocopy and can run SmigDeploy.exe, but later encounters an error indicating the tool only runs on higher versions like 2012 or 2012 R2, despite using compatible OS versions and architecture. Other members suggest verifying proper procedures, including correct architecture and methods of file transfer, but ultimately the user remains frustrated, with the thread ending in partial confusion and unresolved issues.
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I followed the steps from Microsofts Official Academic lab manual. I think where I'm messing up is I need to copy the folder from my 2012 to my 2008R2 through cmd prompt then run SmigDeploy. I have to use cmd prompt bc I have to provide a screenshot and the professor wants to see that we used cmd prompt and not powershell.
actived?
