Re: [Linux-migration-list] Migration to Linux

[Joe K. <kle...@we...>]

On Mon, 2004-04-12 at 14:21, Patrick Marquetecken wrote:

> The servers are going to change in this way:
> 
> 1 Database
> 2 Webserver
> 3 Domainlogon (here need the windows clients extra software for Ldap)
> 4 Proxy
> 5 Groupware
> 6 Fileserver
> 7 Printserver
> 8 DNS - DHCP
> 9 Firewall
> 10 Office
> 11 Desktop
> 
> If people on this list has remarks or find errors please let me know.

	Is this the specific order in which the migration is planed?  Or is
this just a list in no particular order?  If it is the former could you
give a short comment on how you came to determine this order?  It looks
like you did a good job of pinning down the pieces.  I would likely go
with a different order, though, and would be very interested in the
reason(s) you ordered things this way.

FWLIW, this is how I would order them off the top of my head...

1) Print server
2) File server
3) DNS - DHCP
4) Proxy
5) Firewall
6) Web server
7) Database
8) Domain logon
9) Groupware
10) Office
11) Desktop

The idea being that you migrate the things that would have the smallest
impact to the daily operations of the office/business (1, 2, 3, 4). 
Then the things that would entail some impact on productivity but not a
tremendous amount (5, 6, 7).  Next the things that are one step removed
from direct user impact (8 & 9) and lastly the actual users systems (10
& 11).  Also, this order lends itself to a better progression of
building on the previous one.

	The actual order would be determined by the specific situation, of
course.  Different organizations and businesses would have slightly
different needs.  And don't forget that the systems they are migrating
from have an impact on the migration strategy.

-- 
Joe Klemmer <kle...@we...>
Unix System/Network Administrator & Ad Hoc Programmer