Before you can migrate, the following checks are needed:
Origin and destination machines must be prepared
- Both machines must be in Active status and visible in the Protection window in Aranda Datasafe.
- The relevant user must log in to both machines.
- The target machine must have Windows and applications installed prior to migration. Many customers use a standard company image for their machines.
Preparing the target device
- There should be sufficient disk size on the target device.
- It is important that the disk configuration or partition is the same on both devices. If the source device has a C:\&D://volume, for example, and the destination device only has a C:\ volume, migrating the data into D:\ will fail.
- Make sure that applications such as MS Office, Antivirus, and other company applications are installed before running the migration. The Inventory information in Aranda Datasafe will show all the applications that are installed on the Source device.
- Discover and activate the target device in Aranda Datasafe if it is not already active and visible in the Protection window.
What can I expect from migration?
The full remote migration feature will copy all user data and profile settings to the target device.
What will be included in the profile settings?
- Email profile for Microsoft Outlook
- Email signatures
- Email storage files (PST files)
- Mapped unit locations
- Network printers
- Custom folder views
- Taskbar preferences
What will be excluded from migration?
-Applications
- Built-in file excludes as executables, system files, and temporary files
- Locked files will be excluded
- Disks and volumes that do not exist on the target device
- Migration will fail if the target disk size is smaller
- Locally connected printers will not be included
- Desktop background will not be migrated