Implementing Your Plan
 It is generally recommended that client workstations be moved before servers; therefore, the steps below begin with the workstations.
  1. Double-check that users who are staying on the standard UVa network and need to access servers you are moving have obtained a MSN VPN.

  2. Review the email from Hostmaster to reaffirm the date and time of the move.

  3. Configure Your Workstations
    1. Perform a full anti-virus scan.
    2. Enable real time virus scanning.
    3. Install all critical Windows updates.
    4. Configure to get IP and DNS from the DHCP server
    5. Configure to use WINS and/or LMHOST
    6. Provide user with a copy of the 'User Responsibilities for Machines On the MSN' (link to document).

  4. Move your workstations.
    1. Determine time for the move.
    2. For each group of workstations being moved repeat the steps below:
      1. Prior to scheduled move time
        1. Insure that workstations are powered on and have active network connections.
        2. If a firewall applications is running on a workstation, turn it off.
      2. Log onto 'netadmin.itc.virginia.edu' and make the move
      3. After move
        1. Release/Renew IP (or reboot)
        2. Test that applications work

  5. Move your servers.
    1. If you have a firewall application running on a server and the server needs to connect to your workstations that are on the MSN, then the firewall must be configured to allow connections from the MSN
    2. If you are moving Windows Active Directory, follow the detailed steps you reviewed (link to document) when planning your move.

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