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GCC Platform Migration Project Plan


Project Start Date: Mon 5/1/06
Project Finish Date: Mon 12/25/06

Name
Start_DateFinish_Date
GCC Platform Migration Project Plan
Mon 5/1/06Mon 12/25/06
GCC Migration Project commences
Mon 5/1/06Mon 5/1/06
   
GCC Project Tasks
Mon 5/1/06Mon 12/25/06
Project Management
Mon 5/22/06Thu 8/31/06
Weekly SOP / SLA Status Meetings
Mon 5/22/06Thu 8/31/06
Weekly Project Status Meetings
Mon 5/22/06Fri 7/28/06
Project Technical Tasks, Activities, Implementation Timelines, and Deployment
Mon 5/1/06Mon 12/25/06
Network (KC)
Mon 5/1/06Mon 12/25/06
New IP schema and VLAN design
Mon 5/1/06Thu 5/18/06
Computer room network built (VLAN / IP Range)
Fri 5/12/06Fri 5/12/06
Cutover to new IP address space
Fri 5/12/06Fri 5/12/06
KC on vacation
Wed 5/31/06Fri 6/9/06
New Firewall FWSM installed
Mon 5/1/06Wed 6/14/06
Acquire software licensing for Cisco Firewall
Mon 5/1/06Fri 5/26/06
FWSM Installed
Mon 5/29/06Wed 5/31/06
FWSM Configured
Thu 6/1/06Fri 6/9/06
FWSM Tested
Mon 6/12/06Wed 6/14/06
New Equipment / Server naming standard finalized
Thu 6/1/06Thu 6/22/06
VPN Solution
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/23/06
Investigate new VPN solution
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/9/06
Implement new VPN solution
Mon 6/12/06Mon 6/19/06
Test VPN
Wed 6/21/06Fri 6/23/06
Investigate NMS solution / make purchasing decision
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/30/06
New VLAN deployment
Wed 5/31/06Wed 5/31/06
New IP scheme fully implemented (based on edge switch findings)
Wed 5/31/06Wed 5/31/06
Old VLAN and IP address space decommissioned (based on edge switch findings)
Wed 5/31/06Wed 5/31/06
Workstation re-addressing
Fri 6/30/06Fri 8/11/06
Pilot - move switch ports to new VLAN / begin workstation imaging
Fri 6/30/06Fri 6/30/06
Production - move switch ports to new VLAN / begin workstation imaging
Mon 8/7/06Fri 8/11/06
All network related documentation to be completed
Mon 7/3/06Fri 7/14/06
Remove all old IP's and VLAN's from network
Mon 12/25/06Mon 12/25/06
Network infrastructure complete
Mon 12/25/06Mon 12/25/06
Active Directory (Cyril)
Mon 5/8/06Fri 6/23/06
Two DC's built for Lab / Testing use
Mon 5/8/06Tue 5/16/06
Complete draft of workstation policies, scripts, and OU hierarchy
Wed 5/17/06Wed 5/31/06
All GPO's fully documented (using VMware GSX)
Thu 6/1/06Thu 6/1/06
Sandbox AD environment (all four DC servers) with sample OU's operational
Wed 5/17/06Thu 6/1/06
Testing backup / restore / authoritative restore of AD
Wed 6/21/06Fri 6/23/06
GPO's fully revised, tested, and finalized
Fri 6/2/06Fri 6/23/06
Domain Controllers rebuilt for production use
Mon 6/26/06Fri 7/14/06
All four DC rebuilt for production use
Mon 6/26/06Fri 6/30/06
All GPO, Scripts, OU's, and DFS recreated
Mon 6/26/06Mon 6/26/06
Static DNS entries created in AD DNS for non-MS systems
Tue 6/27/06Tue 6/27/06
Domain production ready
Thu 6/29/06Thu 6/29/06
Domain Controller and Active Directory documentation completed
Mon 7/3/06Fri 7/14/06
Active Directory complete
Fri 7/14/06Fri 7/14/06
SAN / NAS Storage (Rich)
Mon 5/8/06Fri 8/11/06
SAN / NAS (Rich)
Mon 5/8/06Fri 6/23/06
Dell/EMC SAN/NAS NS350 quote
Mon 5/8/06Wed 5/10/06
Two (2) ESX Servers quote
Mon 5/8/06Wed 5/10/06
Visual inspection / Inventory of black boxes
Mon 5/8/06Fri 5/12/06
List of systems that will be migrated to NAS/SAN
Mon 5/8/06Wed 5/31/06
SAN / NAS Implementation
Fri 5/12/06Thu 6/15/06
SAN / NAS purchased
Fri 5/12/06Fri 5/12/06
SAN System
Mon 5/22/06Wed 6/7/06
SAN installed (by EMC)
Mon 5/22/06Fri 5/26/06
SAN testing
Mon 5/29/06Wed 6/7/06
SAN ready for production use
Wed 6/7/06Wed 6/7/06
NAS System
Mon 6/5/06Thu 6/15/06
NAS file severs built
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/9/06
NAS testing
Mon 6/12/06Thu 6/15/06
NAS ready for production use
Thu 6/15/06Thu 6/15/06
SAN / NAS documentation to be completed
Thu 6/15/06Thu 6/22/06
SAN / NAS complete
Fri 6/23/06Fri 6/23/06
SAN / NAS Back-Up / DR System (Rich)
Mon 5/8/06Tue 8/1/06
Backup retention recommendations (draft) ready for director review
Mon 5/8/06Tue 5/9/06
Back-up / restoration hardware and software selection
Mon 5/8/06Tue 5/16/06
Process for off site storage
Wed 5/31/06Wed 5/31/06
Determine Server restoration priority
Wed 5/31/06Wed 5/31/06
Backup server / library installation and configuration
Mon 6/12/06Fri 6/16/06
Backup server / library testing
Mon 6/19/06Fri 6/30/06
New backup library and software ready for production use
Mon 7/3/06Mon 7/3/06
SAN / NAS Back-up documentation / DR Plan to be completed
Thu 7/6/06Fri 7/21/06
Training on the backup hardware / software
Mon 7/24/06Tue 7/25/06
SAN / NAS Back-Up / DR System complete
Tue 8/1/06Tue 8/1/06
ESX Server System (Rich / Dale / Steve)
Mon 5/8/06Fri 8/11/06
List of systems targeted for migration to ESX system
Mon 5/8/06Wed 5/31/06
Receive ESX hardware
Mon 6/5/06Mon 6/5/06
Build DEV ESX
Tue 6/6/06Wed 6/7/06
Build Production ESX
Fri 6/9/06Mon 6/12/06
ESX Testing
Mon 6/12/06Fri 6/30/06
ESX server ready for production use
Mon 7/3/06Wed 7/5/06
ESX infrastructure to be documented
Thu 7/6/06Fri 7/21/06
ESX training
Tue 8/1/06Fri 8/11/06
ESX Server complete
Tue 8/1/06Tue 8/1/06
SAN / NAS / ESX Migration Plan (KC / Rich / Mark / Teresa)
Mon 6/5/06Thu 8/3/06
Academic server migration plan (KC / Rich)
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/16/06
Administrative server migration plan (KC / Rich)
Mon 6/19/06Thu 8/3/06
ESX Migration Plan Complete
Thu 8/3/06Thu 8/3/06
Storage (compiled from all sections) documentation completed
Mon 8/7/06Fri 8/11/06
Storage complete
Fri 8/11/06Fri 8/11/06
Change Control (Rich)
Wed 5/31/06Fri 8/11/06
Change management policy defined
Wed 5/31/06Wed 5/31/06
Build prototype v1 Change Management system
Thu 6/1/06Fri 6/9/06
Demo Change Management system prototype
Mon 6/12/06Mon 6/12/06
Receive team input for Change Management system RFC
Tue 6/13/06Mon 6/19/06
Build Change Management system prototype v2 with RFC changes
Tue 6/20/06Mon 7/3/06
Demo Change Management system v2 prototype
Tue 7/4/06Tue 7/11/06
Update change management policy based on feedback from IT staff
Wed 7/12/06Tue 7/25/06
Submit Change Management policy for director approval
Wed 7/26/06Wed 7/26/06
Build online web based, database driven, Change Management on ESX platform
Thu 7/27/06Tue 8/1/06
Build web page to request CM reports
Tue 8/1/06Mon 8/7/06
Change Management system available in production
Mon 8/7/06Mon 8/7/06
Change Management system to be documented
Tue 8/1/06Fri 8/11/06
Change Control complete
Fri 8/11/06Fri 8/11/06
Workstation (Roger / Josh)
Mon 5/1/06Thu 8/24/06
Symantec SAV Corporate Edition server (Preston)
Mon 5/1/06Mon 5/8/06
SoftGrid® training
Mon 5/22/06Fri 5/26/06
Macintosh environment / image build
Thu 6/1/06Fri 6/30/06
AdmitMac testing
Thu 6/1/06Fri 6/9/06
Mac Print environment testing
Mon 6/12/06Tue 6/20/06
Logon script / home directory & share testing
Wed 6/21/06Fri 6/30/06
Production SoftGrid® server implementation
Fri 5/12/06Fri 6/30/06
Build SoftGrid® Servers
Fri 5/12/06Fri 5/19/06
Begin importing sequenced apps
Mon 5/22/06Fri 5/26/06
Modify XML file for imported apps
Mon 5/22/06Fri 5/26/06
Begin testing of application provisioning using SoftGrid® and Genesis
Mon 5/22/06Wed 5/31/06
Continue to sequence SoftGrid® 'homed' applications
Mon 5/22/06Thu 6/22/06
Remove SoftGrid® servers from domain
Fri 6/23/06Fri 6/23/06
Rejoin SoftGrid® servers to new production domain
Wed 6/28/06Wed 6/28/06
Recreate groups and service accounts in production domain
Thu 6/29/06Thu 6/29/06
SoftGrid® documentation to be completed
Mon 6/19/06Fri 6/30/06
Pilot systems imaged
Fri 6/30/06Fri 6/30/06
Full workstation, application, and profile testing completed
Fri 6/30/06Fri 6/30/06
Remaining workstation systems imaged for production use
Fri 8/4/06Mon 8/7/06
Update workstation image based on pilot findings
Mon 7/31/06Fri 8/4/06
New workstation image to be documented
Mon 8/14/06Thu 8/24/06
Workstation requirements complete
Thu 8/24/06Thu 8/24/06
CDS (Theresa / Mark)
Wed 5/10/06Fri 7/7/06
Develop new Genesis server on 'Genesissy' development test server
Thu 5/11/06Fri 6/23/06
Bring up new Genesissy server on test hardware
Thu 5/11/06Fri 5/12/06
Compile code and move to test server
Tue 5/16/06Tue 5/16/06
Modify code to use existing remote oracle DB
Thu 5/18/06Fri 5/19/06
Point to PALDREAM test domain
Mon 5/22/06Mon 5/22/06
Add LUA libraries
Tue 5/23/06Tue 5/23/06
Teresa on Vacation
Mon 5/29/06Fri 6/2/06
Build Apache authentication modules
Mon 6/12/06Mon 6/19/06
Harden Genisissy test server
Wed 6/21/06Fri 6/23/06
Document Genisissy test server settings and configuration
Wed 6/21/06Fri 6/23/06
New Genesis Production System
Wed 5/10/06Fri 7/7/06
Find server for new Genesis Front End
Wed 5/10/06Fri 5/12/06
Find server for new CDS oracle DB Back End
Wed 5/10/06Fri 5/12/06
Build Front End Genesis server
Mon 6/26/06Thu 6/29/06
Build Back End Oracle Database server
Mon 6/26/06Thu 6/29/06
Document new Genesis production server settings and configuration
Mon 7/3/06Fri 7/7/06
CSD complete
Fri 7/7/06Fri 7/7/06
File System (Mark)
Mon 5/22/06Fri 7/14/06
Create DFS roots on lab DC's
Mon 5/22/06Mon 5/22/06
DFS fully tested in Lab
Tue 5/23/06Mon 5/29/06
Create Genesis script that sets home directory, ACL's, and quotas
Mon 5/22/06Fri 5/26/06
DFS tested with AD and SAN / NAS
Mon 6/12/06Fri 6/16/06
Create logon script that maps users to printers based on MAC address or OU
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/9/06
Configure IIS to allow remote access to file systems
Mon 5/29/06Fri 6/2/06
Resolve URL name conflicts
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/9/06
decide on Novell File server migration strategy
Mon 5/29/06Fri 6/2/06
Create script to migrate user data from Novell to NAS
Mon 6/12/06Fri 6/16/06
NetWare server data and mappings migrated to the NAS/SAN
Mon 6/19/06Fri 6/30/06
Create DFS roots on production DC's
Wed 6/28/06Wed 6/28/06
update code/script for production use
Wed 6/28/06Wed 6/28/06
Document migration sources / destinations
Mon 7/10/06Fri 7/14/06
Document File System / DFS environment
Mon 7/10/06Fri 7/14/06
File System complete
Fri 6/23/06Fri 6/23/06
Printing (Josh)
Mon 5/15/06Fri 7/7/06
Print server built with printers configured for each model
Mon 5/15/06Wed 5/31/06
OU based printer mapping logon script
Mon 6/12/06Fri 6/23/06
Printer server joined to production domain
Tue 6/27/06Tue 6/27/06
Document Print environment / print servers
Wed 6/28/06Fri 7/7/06
Josh on Vacation
Wed 7/5/06Fri 7/7/06
Management requirements complete
Fri 7/7/06Fri 7/7/06
Security (Steve)
Mon 5/15/06Fri 8/4/06
Create testing methodology for IPS
Mon 5/15/06Fri 5/19/06
Use Nessus / NMAP to scan lab/test servers
Mon 6/5/06Wed 6/7/06
Install / evaluate e-Eye digital Blink IPS on test DC's
Thu 6/8/06Mon 6/12/06
Host Integrity monitoring using Osiris product
Tue 6/13/06Mon 6/19/06
Install Osiris on DC, name servers, and student email server
Tue 6/13/06Wed 6/14/06
Osiris testing
Tue 6/13/06Mon 6/19/06
Review AD GPO's prior to GPO finalization
Mon 6/5/06Fri 6/9/06
Assist with firewall implementation
Mon 6/12/06Wed 7/5/06
Firewall configuration
Mon 6/12/06Wed 6/21/06
Firewall testing
Thu 6/22/06Wed 6/28/06
Document Firewall wall security settings
Thu 6/29/06Wed 7/5/06
Investigate Linux LDAP authentication back to AD (with Dale)
Thu 6/15/06Mon 6/19/06
Decision point for centralized authentication of host systems
Mon 6/19/06Mon 6/19/06
Investigate / evaluate Cisco ACS product for centralized network device authentication
Mon 6/19/06Fri 6/23/06
Use Nessus / NMAP to scan new Production DC's and other servers
Wed 6/28/06Thu 6/29/06
Acceptable Draft submission to Director
Mon 7/10/06Wed 7/12/06
Investigate server monitoring and event log reporting products
Mon 7/3/06Fri 7/28/06
GFI server monitor
Mon 7/3/06Fri 7/7/06
Net crunch
Mon 7/3/06Fri 7/7/06
Recommend product for purchase
Mon 7/10/06Mon 7/10/06
Implement product
Mon 7/24/06Fri 7/28/06
Document Product implementation
Mon 7/24/06Fri 7/28/06
Document security configurations / settings / environment
Mon 7/24/06Fri 7/28/06
Steve on Vacation
Mon 5/22/06Fri 6/2/06
Black Hat Training
Mon 7/31/06Fri 8/4/06
Security requirements complete
Fri 8/4/06Fri 8/4/06
Communications (Amber)
Mon 5/15/06Wed 8/16/06
Schedule 2x per week SOP / SLA meetings (now through Aug 8th)
Mon 5/15/06Fri 5/19/06
Task groups to produce SOP (now through July 11th)
Mon 5/15/06Fri 5/19/06
Create / submit newsletter that highlights the changes made and new features of the network
Mon 6/26/06Mon 6/26/06
Task groups to produce SLA (July 11th through Aug 8th)
Tue 7/11/06Tue 8/8/06
Technology Admin Services
Tue 7/11/06Tue 8/8/06
Technical Support Services *
Tue 7/11/06Tue 8/8/06
Client Information Services *
Tue 7/11/06Tue 8/8/06
Systems Architect & Engineering
Tue 7/11/06Tue 8/8/06
Technology Infrastructure
Tue 7/11/06Tue 8/8/06
Clean up and finalize SOP
Tue 7/11/06Fri 7/14/06
Create / submit newsletter that highlights the changes made and new features of the network
Mon 7/17/06Mon 7/17/06
Clean up and finalize SLA
Tue 8/8/06Sun 8/13/06
Create / submit newsletter that highlights the changes made and new features of the network
Mon 8/14/06Mon 8/14/06
Submit SLA to KC for review
Mon 8/14/06Mon 8/14/06
Submit SLA to Directors for review
Wed 8/16/06Wed 8/16/06
Communications requirements complete
Wed 8/16/06Wed 8/16/06
GCC Project Tasks Complete
Mon 12/25/06Mon 12/25/06

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