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How to Plan a Migration Strategy

In a complex SiteMinder environment, migrating to r6.0 SP6 can involve many upgrades before the migration is complete. Implementing a migration strategy is critical so that upgrades are completed efficiently, without exposing sensitive resources to security risks or down–time.

Consider the following when planning a migration strategy:

• Site analysis
  • What is the current state of your SiteMinder environment and when is the best time to upgrade each site in your environment?
  • Does SiteMinder r6.0 SP6 support the operating systems, directory servers, and databases in your SiteMinder environment?
• Recovery plan

  Have you created a back–up of your SiteMinder environment in case there are upgrade problems?

• Upgrade plan

  Have you determined the order in which to upgrade components?