Migration software
AzCopy
Suggested in one of our migration playbooks, mainly for Servers and cloud. Here is what it handles, how it treats key settings, and other tools for the same jobs.
How it handles key settings
From the settings checklists in our playbooks: what AzCopy carries across.
| Setting | How it handles it | Playbook |
|---|---|---|
| Folder permissions (ACLs) and owners | Microsoft lists it as supported but not fully recommended: some file fidelity might be lost because it copies through the Azure Files REST API. | NAS to Azure Files migration |
| Timestamps and file attributes | Some file fidelity might be lost, according to Microsoft. | NAS to Azure Files migration |
| Top-up copies (delta passes) and scheduling | Its sync command handles up to 10 million files per job. | NAS to Azure Files migration |
Tools for the same jobs
Other tools our playbooks suggest for the same migrations.
We write these notes from the vendor documentation cited in each playbook. Tools cannot pay to be included or to change them. Check the vendor's current documentation and terms before you buy.