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What to consider when migrating a DataCenter ?

 Few glimpse of learning for successful DataCenter Migration I am sharing for knowledge purpose.




Comprehensive Migration plan

  • Assigned Project Manager/Owner
  • Environment prerequisites
  • Hardware prerequisites
  • Software prerequisites
  • Task prerequisites
  • Key team players (who will be involved in data center relocation?)
  • Key data for every phase of your data center relocation project
  • Back-out plan
Planning and Methodical Implementation

  • Label cabling in existing and target data centers
  • Backups complete
  • DBAs and application administrators disable services
  • Turn off and shut down all data center equipment
  • A network administrator checks cabling, switch configuration, and firewall connectivity
  • OS Manager remotely connects to the console to reconfigure the network settings for the service (if not done before shutdown)
  • OS Manager checks the health of the operating system, network connections, and storage
  • Allowable Downtime server, network, storage, and operating system requirements
  • DBAs and application administrators control services
  • The QA team tests all applications and certifies the data center environment
  • Physical size of doors/elevators/stairs and loading docks/ramps
  • Make sure the account
  • Moving tools: forklift, dolly, flatbed
  • Space for packing and unpacking in both data centers
  • Identify your development, manufacturing, and production equipment to avoid misplacement at the new location
  • Extraction and bottling at a new location
  • Time for wiring/Dressing needs

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