LiveState Migration

For the replacement of LiveState by Altiris we offer a complete solution to you. To make this possible specialists from both areas are present in our company. To give you an idea find our usual migration process down here:

 Lifestate Prozess


Capturing:
First of all we will gather data about these questions:

Configuration of currently running LiveState Systems?
How many packages need to be migrated?
How does the network environment look alike?
Is MULTICAST possible / desired?
Is the new server already in place?

Design:
Based on the answers gathered in step 1 „Capturing“, a design will be developed addressing the following items:

1. MS SQL Server Configuration

2. Altiris Notifcation Server

  • Your own server or a MS SQL Server?
  • Remote depots / multiple server?
  • Which moduls are to be installed?
  • How should the agent work? (e.g.: starting at a certain bandwith)
3. Altiris Deployment Server
  • Your own server or Altiris Notification Server  respectively MS SQL Server
  • Remote depots / multiple PXE server
4. Others, like DHCP proxy parameters

Installation:
During installation the items decided during phase 2 „Design“ will be realized. Installations will be performed in this sequence:

1. Installation and configuration of servers (IIS / .NET Framework 1.1)
2. Installation and configuration of Microsoft SQL Servers
3. Installation Altiris Notification Server

  • Basic installation and -configuration
  • Installation of add-on-moduls
  • Configuration and activation of different agents

4. Installation Altiris Deployment Server

  • Basic installation
  • Basic configuration of PXE boot environment
  • Installation of additional PXE Servers

OS Integration:
In order to perform a full computer installation an operating system (OS) script is needed first. This needs to be setup. Raynet will readout your existing configuration and will setup the new script, which will contain the following items:

1. OS System Windows XP or Vista
2. Drivers get copied and installed based on vendor and model information
3. Automatic installation of Deployment Server agents (aclient)
4. Script to install Notification Server agents Package Migration & Analysis:

This step covers joint decisions about the basics of packages migration as well as possible solutions for those packages not functioning after migration.
We will use our migration tool for this as well as the superior expertise and experience Raynet has on board regarding LiveState and Altiris CMS.
A part of the produced packages will be analysed and tested. In case errors will occur we will offer a variety of solutions to you including details of those solutions and a detailed work-through of some packages.

Tests:
During the complete installation and migration process we will constantly run test installations. At the end we will install one to three test clients including the standard software imported so far, which can be transformed packages as well as packages adopted to Altiris CMS.

Documentation:
At the end of the migration process you will receive a documentation containing:

  • Configuration overview
  • What got installed and how (Snapshots)
  • Hints and tricks












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