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Sep 17, 2020 | Blog, Data Center / Colocation, ISP, Michigan Business

123NET Data Center Migration Checklist


Housing IT equipment has a cost. Generally, building, managing, and maintaining an onsite rack space will cost you between
$1,000 and $1,500 per month on average. Cloud services could prove even more costly if misconfigured. 

A data center migration is the deploying and transferring of an existing data center environment to the operating environment
of another data center. It is a thorough process of plans for migration of the existing data center to a different site or
facility. The 123NET Data Center Migration Checklist takes you through crucial steps, which focuses on downtime and risk
reduction, in the migration of your data center. 

Developing a Project Plan


On average, data center migrations take 1 to 2 months. To build a data center, it takes 18-24 months. 

Engage & Pinpoint All Functions & Stakeholders Within the Affected Organization 

Find a Migration Manager that Handles the Process, Communicates Developments & Ensures the Project’s Fruition 

Facilitate a Strategy, Focused on Timelines, Budgets & Success Benchmarks 

Receive Stakeholder Approvals 

Craft a Communications’ Procedure to Keep all Parties Progress-Focused 

Identify Roles & Duties Before, During & After the Undertaking 

Consider SLA & Other Contracts for Terms/Conditions, Including Early Termination 

Inventory Assets & Applications


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Building a data center requires 5 to 10 pieces of different equipment. On average, there are up to 5 types of equipment
that is required. 

Explore if Asset Inventory Requires Discovery Software, Manual Completion, or Both 

Utilize Equipment & Hardware Stock to Explore Ownership & What Must be Migrated 

Finish Taking Stock of Network Connectivity 

Finalize the Tabulation of All Hardware Applications Running 

Establish Any Undocumented Hardware & Applications 

Determine Categorized Cabling & Decommissioned Inventory 

Achieve Identifying Labeling Structure to Determine Necessary Equipment & Transfer Timeline 

Planning of New Infrastructure 


The average data center layout has a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) between 1.75 and 2.4. 

Consider the Site Layout to Decide Where Equipment Placement is Implemented 

Implement a Virtual Layout with Equipment Location & Connection Path to Outcomes 

Confirm the Design of the Network with the Engineering Team 

Determine Cable Lengths to All Power & Data Connections to Minimize Post-Migration Potential “Spaghetti Cabinet” 

Establish IT Deployment Power Capacity Alignment for Each Row & Rack

1: Before Migration  2: Day of Migration  3: Post Migration 

Put Together a Migration Plan that Establish Accessible


Confirm Migration is Successful 
Establishes Roles, Contact Information & Timelines  Movement Plan 

Direct Project Make Sure All Equipment Guarantee Network Operations Center


to Mitigate Critical Application & Resource Impact (if possible)  is Delivered  (NOC) Observes Systems Working Again 

Schedule Migration Service  
Ensure the Assembly Determine Equipment is Physically Installed
(if needed)  of All Personnel  & Connected 

Record Migration
Familiarize Yourself with the Site Layout  Dispose / Decommission Old Cabling & Equipm
Progress 

Plan Additional
Build Instructions for Device Installation    
Migration Changes 

Ensure Site Access & Security Clearance for All Necessary Structure Data in One


 
Team Members  Location 

Build Plans & Detail New Configurations
   
to Determine Functionality 

Craft a Contingency & Disaster Recovery Plan     

Plant Hardware Before the Move     

Determine Initial IT Asset Works     

Do a Dry Migration Run     

About 123NET 
123NET is a Michigan-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) focused on equipping businesses with an industry-leading data
center, network and voice services. Over a dozen Fortune 500 companies and thousands of Michigan businesses trust
123NET to provide them with world-class connectivity. Home of the Detroit Internet Exchange (DET-iX), 123NET operates one
of the largest carrier-neutral data centers and peers with technology leaders such as Google, AWS, GM and others. 

OUR MISSION:
BUILDING NETWORK TO MAKE MICHIGAN COMMUNITIES & BUSINESS THE BEST CONNECTED ON THE PLANET. 

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