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Technicians will use Across Forest Migration to export the GPO and import it into the new Windows 8 production environment. After GPO migration, users will authenticate to the HACKM domain and therefore will not be required to use a Microsoft account with the new Windows 8 systems.
Data Backup & Restore
Data protection is crucial for HACKM continuity after the migration. Technicians will:
1. Identify the critical data that needs to be archived
2. Archive this data to dedicated backup servers provided by HACKM
3. Review data for integrity and quality
Technicians will backup:
1. Program data, software data, user folders and files including offline files identified during auditing and user interviews
2. Offline files will be copied to external USB hard drives (1TB).
3. Backups will be save for 90 days after migration
Full backups will be run nightly with incremental backups weekly during the migration effort. Technicians will perform a full integrity and consistency check of data. …show more content…
LoadState will be used on the new computer to move files onto the new computer.
Install applications and add other Windows features.
Configure system backups and other protection methods. Take a complete PC backup and schedule regular user data backups.
Roles & Responsibilities
Project Manager: Responsible for managing high performance, interdisciplinary team to meet project milestones and achieving measurable performance outcomes. Project manager will manage and communicate task progress and milestones.
Lead Migration Administrator: Responsible for leading the desktop migration effort. This includes analysis of the existing Windows 7 systems and development of the plan and approach and migration of data to the new the new Windows 8 systems.
Migration Technician: Responsible for user interviews, surveys, data back-up, operating system installation and data migration. Technician will document any issues for escalation and lessons learned. Technician will regularly communicate with Lead Migration Administrator and Project Managers.
Schedule
The migration team will perform stated duties following the attached timeline:
Data Backup & Restore
Data protection is crucial for HACKM continuity after the migration. Technicians will:
1. Identify the critical data that needs to be archived
2. Archive this data to dedicated backup servers provided by HACKM
3. Review data for integrity and quality
Technicians will backup:
1. Program data, software data, user folders and files including offline files identified during auditing and user interviews
2. Offline files will be copied to external USB hard drives (1TB).
3. Backups will be save for 90 days after migration
Full backups will be run nightly with incremental backups weekly during the migration effort. Technicians will perform a full integrity and consistency check of data. …show more content…
LoadState will be used on the new computer to move files onto the new computer.
Install applications and add other Windows features.
Configure system backups and other protection methods. Take a complete PC backup and schedule regular user data backups.
Roles & Responsibilities
Project Manager: Responsible for managing high performance, interdisciplinary team to meet project milestones and achieving measurable performance outcomes. Project manager will manage and communicate task progress and milestones.
Lead Migration Administrator: Responsible for leading the desktop migration effort. This includes analysis of the existing Windows 7 systems and development of the plan and approach and migration of data to the new the new Windows 8 systems.
Migration Technician: Responsible for user interviews, surveys, data back-up, operating system installation and data migration. Technician will document any issues for escalation and lessons learned. Technician will regularly communicate with Lead Migration Administrator and Project Managers.
Schedule
The migration team will perform stated duties following the attached timeline: