Robocopy may not skip files when archive bit is set
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- CIFS
- Robocopy
Issue
- Robocopy is not skipping files when migrating data.
- Normally Robocopy copies just those files that have changed since last run.
- This makes migrations very slow.
Example
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ROBOCOPY :: Robust File Copy for Windows
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Started : xxxxxx
Source : \\svm1\data\
Dest : \\svm1\data2\
Files : *.*
Exc Dirs : xxxxxx
xxxxxx
Options : *.* /V /FP /NS /S /E /DCOPY:T /COPY:DATS /PURGE /MIR /NP /MT:8 /R:0 /W:0
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......
......
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Total Copied Skipped Mismatch FAILED Extras
Dirs : 381534 381532 379879 0 62 167
Files : 2911194 2911186 0 0 8 2178
Bytes : 2.298 t 2.297 t 0 0 606.19 m 1.484 g
Times : 14:59:09 1:44:30 0:00:00 0:16:15
Speed : 402893510 Bytes/sec.
Speed : 23053.751 MegaBytes/min.
Ended : xxxxxx