Inatech has announced the successful relocation of Hugh Symons Communications’ production and test server from their old location to their new office premises.
Faced with the challenge of moving the server whilst minimising the disruption of HSC business, Inatech split the task into three weekly stages: In the first week, the server was cloned to a test server, configuring all components of the production server such as printers, I-Store and the mail server, to the test server. The test server was then tested thoroughly to ensure it would work as a production server in the interim period.
The next stage was to refresh the database of the test server to synchronise with the production server over the weekend, and then switch off the production server whilst the test server went live on the Sunday. As a result of this, HSC could use the server during the week over the next week without losing any business.
Finally, the production server and the test server were moved over the third weekend to the new location. The production server was cloned back from the test server, followed by more in-depth testing of the production server in the new location. By Monday morning, the new server was live and ready to use in the new premises.
All in all, the task was an exercise in efficient, secure and non disruptive work; all specialities of Inatech.
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