Migration Process

Two Days To Freedom

Our engineers usually take just two days to move your existing VAX/Alpha system over to a virtualised environment. This is typically done over a weekend and we take care of the whole process for you.

When you come back to work on the Monday, your VAX applications will be just how you left them, except that they’ll be running much faster and more reliably.

Process Outline

We follow a quality-controlled process that includes the following steps:

1. Collect all required information about the original system including hardware family and model, memory, storage devices, network, ports, peripherals, special graphics display requirements, OS version and license information.
2. Create a standalone image of the original system.
3. Select and install the correct virtualisation product.
4. Configure the virtualisation product to match the required CPU, memory and hardware requirements of the original system.
5. Apply the necessary licensing mechanism to the new system (usually via USB key).
6. Restore the original system image onto the new system.
7. Boot the new system and run all required diagnostic tests to validate the restored image.
8. Contact 3rd parties as required to migrate OS licences and/or support.

Once the migration process is complete, we will provide full written documentation of the migration for future reference and brief any technical support staff on all aspects of the new system as required.

No-Quibble Guarantee

Most importantly, the whole process is covered by our no-quibble guarantee. If you are not completely satisfied that your new system is better than the old one then you pay us nothing. We’ve helped hundreds of companies and they’ve all been delighted with our products and service.

Other Resources

• Migration Benefits
• Performance Increases
• Compatibility List
• System Requirements