On occasion, you may want to move from one Filopto server to another. The new server may be more recent, powerful or provide added functionality. In any case, moving the Filopto system to a new server should be coordinated with the Filopto Customer Support team.
When moving Filopto servers several key steps must be done for a smooth transition. Following are some of the items and questions required to be addressed before a migration:
1) is the new Server compliant with the minimum Filopto System requirements: (see System Requirements)
2) is your network (router/switches) being upgraded or changed? If yes / what impact, if any, will it have on your users workstation and server configuration? Will there be any firewall changes required? The new Filopto server will require specific firewall ports to be open to permit user access to the new server. Will there be anti-malware software or non-windows(standard) firewall installed on the server? How will you be implementing the Windows DEP security? (depending on the chosen settings, additional configuration may be required for Filopto to work properly.
3) is the new server retaining the static IP of the previous server? If not, each workstation will need to be reconfigured.
4) is the new server using a Workgroup or a Domain infrastructure? What version of Windows Server will you be using?
5) is the new server hosting Hyper-V, remote desktop, containers or other features or applications?
6) are you going to place the database on the C drive or some other hard drive? How much RAM will you have on the new server? What is the size and type (HDD, SDD, NVMe, Virtual, NAS) of the C drive and or database drive?
7) what is the current version of Filopto. The new server will need the latest Filopto version installed for the migration. The workstation will need to be updated if not at the same version?
8) the Filopto server license is not transferable to the new server, a new license will be required to be generated once the database is migrated to the new server.
9) the Filopto configuration files and database will need to be transferred to the new server. How will this be done? (network, USB, etc.)
10) do you use the Filopto Backup service to backup your database? If yes, this software will need to be migrated. The first backup using the new server will take significantly longer than normal since the server credentials will have changed from the old server.
11) when do you anticipate scheduling the migration? Time schedule?
