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Contents View User Profile Migration 5 1 User Profile Migration Overview 7 Best Practices for Running a V1 to V2 Profile Migration 8 Prerequisites for Running the Profile Migration Utility 8 migprofile.exe Command Usage 9 Migration Configuration File 10 Index 15 VMware, Inc.
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View User Profile Migration View User Profile Migration describes how to use the View profile migration command-line utility to migrate Windows XP user profiles, which support the Windows V1 profile format, to Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 R2 user profiles, which support the V2 format.
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User Profile Migration Overview 1 The standalone command-line utility, migprofile.exe, migrates V1 user profiles, supported by Windows XP, to V2 user profiles, supported by Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 R2. The utility is intended for users who are migrating from Windows XP computers in any physical or virtual environment to Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 R2 virtual machines in a View environment.
View User Profile Migration n The migration utility performs a one-time migration of user profile data and registry settings. The utility does not merge V1 and V2 profiles after the V2 profiles are created. If users continue to use their Windows XP computers after the migration, the new V1 profile data that is generated on their legacy computers remains separate from the migrated V2 profiles.
Chapter 1 User Profile Migration Overview n Ensure that the users whose profiles are being migrated are not logged in to their Windows XP systems when you initiate the migration. If a user is in an active session during the migration, the migration might fail. n Ensure that users do not start using their Windows 7, Windows 8 or 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012 R2 desktops before the migration is completed.
View User Profile Migration migprofile.exe Command-Line Examples The following example migrates all V1 user profiles under the \\file01\profiles folder to the same location. V2 user profiles are created with .V2 appended to each user's root folder name. The utility takes ownership of the user profiles during the migration: migprofile.exe /s:\\file01\profiles\* /takeownership The following example uses the migration settings that are specified in the migconfig.xml file: migprofile.exe migconfig.
Chapter 1 User Profile Migration Overview included_registry_keys excluded_registry_keys Migration Configuration File Settings In the migration configuration file, you can specify settings that control the profile migration. Some settings correspond to the migprofile.exe command-line options. Additional settings let you configure other aspects of a migration.
View User Profile Migration Target V2 Profile Path Use the target_profile_path setting to specify the path name of the target V2 profile after the migration: target_profile_path The utility appends .V2 to the root folder name of the target V2 profile. Folders to Include Use the included_profile_folders setting to list the V1 profile folders to include in the migration.
Chapter 1 User Profile Migration Overview Folders to Exclude Use the excluded_profile_folders setting to list the V1 profile folders to exclude from the migration. This list can exclude folders that are included by default and folders that reside under folders in the included_profile_folders list. Format this setting as a comma-separated list. To specify folders, use the folder identifiers shown in Table 1-2. Do not use folder names.
View User Profile Migration The migrated V2 profiles use the same user names as the V1 profiles. A .V2 extension is appended to the users' root folders. All folders except Local Settings are migrated. User registry keys are migrated.
Index M migprofile.exe command usage 9 syntax 9 migprofile.exe utility, prerequisites 8 V V1 to V2 migration best practices 8 configuration file 10 configuration file settings 11 example configuration files 13 overview 7 View persona management 5 VMware, Inc.
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