XP MigrationSoftware Certification

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XP Migration/Software Certification

• Review of the XP Certification Process
• Review Timeline
• Review Progress
• Upgrade Process
• Information Available
• Software Certification and Installation Policy

2
XP Migration/Software Certification

• Review of the XP Certification Process
• Image created
• Agencies development centers test their agency
  applications and report issues to the IO Lab
• Changes made to image as necessary and the image
  retested by agencies
• Four rounds of testing completed
• Image provided to state IT staffs
• Beta testing at field service centers
• Carson City, NV, Hawaii, Adams County WI, Spokane
  Service Center WA, Toms River Service Center, NJ,
  East Lansing, MI

3
XP Migration/Software Certification

• Review of the XP Certification Progress (cont)
• Changes to image if required
• Pilot testing at field service centers
• Changes to image if required
• Final image set to duplication and distributed to
  field.
• Migration to begin in field

4
XP Migration/Software Certification

• Timeline
• Help Desk training 9/16/02 9/20/02
• Round two Help Desk training 10/7/02 10/11/02
• Beta Testing 10/21/02 11/8/02
• Pilot Testing 12/2/02 12/13/02
• Media distribution begins 2/6/03

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XP Migration/Software Certification

• Review Progress
• Testing of agency applications has been time
  consuming
• Looking at remaining issues with
• Citrix Client
• PCPRCH
• STAR
• DALR
• PCFHP
• Archview 3.3
• CST

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XP Migration/Software Certification

• Upgrade Process
• Hard drive on workstation will be wiped clean
• All user data will need to be backed up before
  migration begins
• One floppy and one CD will perform migration
• Migration can be performed remotely
• CCE is considering contractor to help with the
  migration
• Second CD will be loaded on network server and
  applications will be installed from server
• Asking each agency to create agency specific core
  application CD to be loaded on network server and
  installed on workstation from server

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XP Migration/Software Certification

• Upgrade Process (cont)
• Providing centralized point on Network Server
  from which agency applications can be installed
  on workstations
• Creating an application that can be used to
  select agency applications to be installed on a
  specific workstation
• This job can be rerun if workstation needs to be
  rebuilt and selected applications will be
  re-installed

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XP Migration/Software Certification

• Information Available
• Team Services Web site has the following
  documentation regarding XP migration
• Installation Guide
• Quick Reference Guide
• Common Problems Document
• Floppy Disk Image
• Kcpp and pptac02 files
• Other documents posted for reference
• Advantages of Windows XP
• XP Office Comparison Chart
• Letter from Bill Gardner endorsing XP Migration
• Email Address to report problems
• XPMIGRATION_at_NFAC.USDA.GOV

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XP Migration/Software Certification

• Software Certification and Installation Policy
• Current draft posted on Team Services Web site
• Changes will be made to separate the Network
  Server certification from the workstation
  certification
• Allowing a little more leeway to meet state
  office requirements
• Discontinued NT certification
• Need to submit software to be used in the XP
  environment for certification now.
• Follow procedures detailed in policy