Unix Application Migration Guide (Patterns & Practices)

Introduction

This chapter shows you how to create and configure the live environment for your migrated application. There are many aspects to creating a live environment. If you do not already use Microsoft Windows operating systems, you will need to roll out new hardware and software to support your migrated application. A numberof Microsoft resources can help you through this process, some of which are listedin Chapter 6, UNIX and Windows Interoperability.

The focus of this chapter is on the areas that are directly related to the implementing and managing your migrated application. The four areas that this chapter covers are:

• Interoperability

  This topic covers the UNIX and Windows interoperability issues that you needto address specifically for your live environment. Tools and techniques that you can use to address interoperability requirements are covered in Chapter 6, UNIX and Windows Interoperability.

• Application deployment

  For many organizations, deploying the new application is a major part of the migration project. This section reviews the tools and techniques that you canuse to deploy the migrated application.

• Network file systems and application servers

  This section covers the problems in deploying Microsoft Win32 and Windows Interix applications on application servers.

• Support and maintenance

  The migrated application requires ongoing support and maintenance. In the UNIX environment are a range of tools that you can use for support and maintenance. This section looks at which of these tools you can continue to use in the Windows environment after migration, and it describes new tools that you can use for your support and maintenance tasks .

You will need to consider and plan for other issues beyond the scope of this guide, such as the following:

• New hardware and software infrastructure

  How to migrate an environment to one of the Microsoft Windows operating systems is documented elsewhere. Some references are in Chapter 6, UNIX and Windows Interoperability. For information about migrating to Windows from UNIX and Linux on the Microsoft Web site, see http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/migrate/unix .

• User and support staff training

  Staff will need training in the Windows operating systems, the new interfaces, and the new tools. Training is available from Microsoft Certified Technical Education Centers (CTECs) in many cities around the world. For more information, see http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/ctec/default.asp .