Introduction

About the Migration Series

The aim of the Migration Series from Skillsoft Press is to provide system administrators with a hands-on guide for migrating from one enterprise computing technology to another. If your organization is planning to upgrade or replace an existing system, this series provides you with the advice you need to ensure a smooth and successful transition.

The series describes how to plan and implement the entire migration process for a wide variety of operating systems, database servers, mail servers, and Web servers. It contains practical advice on how best to make use of migration tools, troubleshoot configuration conflicts, and ensure smooth operations during and after a migration project.

How These Books are Structured

The underlying philosophy of the Migration Series is to present procedures that you can use to successfully migrate an existing computing environment to another. The books are divided into three parts, as follows.

PART I - Planning and Implementing

• Reasons for migration

• Key benefits

• Enterprise level deployment plan/scenarios

• Design/architecture of the new setup

• Optimization of resources

• Hands-on migration

PART II - Security

• Configuring software-specific security options

• Using third-party software for security

PART III - Fault Tolerance and Performance Optimization

• Troubleshooting procedures

• Performance tuning/enhancement

Each chapter includes a brief description of the task, followed by an overview technology that we will use to perform that task.

Who Should Read These Books

These books are written for system administrators who are responsible for maintaining the network services of an enterprise. To get the most out of these books, you need a basic understanding of the technologies being covered. The Migration Series is not intended to provide general conceptual information. Instead, the series focuses on detailed procedures to perform specific migration tasks.