The Problem
The downtime caused by moving business-critical applications from one iSeries or System i to another can vary from many hours to several days. To compensate, your business either shuts down or users are forced to record transactions manually until the upgrade or migration is complete.
Of course, if unforeseen issues arise during the upgrade or migration process, downtime can balloon out of control causing a painful and expensive situation.
The
Solution
Dramatically reduce the disruptive and potentially damaging consequences
of downtime from system migrations with Vision Solution’s unique and affordable
Upgrade/Migrate While Active™ solution. Using our award-winning High Availability
technology, Vision technical consultants work with your IT Staff to populate business-critical
data to your new System i and keep it synchronized with your production system
in real time—all without downtime. Once your new System i is tested to your
satisfaction, users and processes are moved to the new machine, typically causing
only minutes of downtime.
Upgrade/Migrate
While Active™ reduces downtime from system migrations
to minutes instead
of days.
Take
Your Time—Without Downtime
By having fully synchronized systems during
upgrades migration, users continue to conduct their normal work on the production
system while giving IT administrators time to run tests, audits, and day-end processes
to verify objects on the new system prior to making the switch. If a problem is
discovered, Upgrade/Migrate While Active™ continues to capture and track
all changes made to the production system. Once issues with the new system are
resolved, interim changes are automatically sent to the new machine bringing it
quickly back into synchronization. All the while, your users continue to work
without disruption.
When
your new machine is ready to take over operations, Vision personnel work closely
with your IT staff ensuring a smooth, fast transition to the new system.
Features
of Upgrade/Migrate While Active™
All changes to the production system are automatically applied to your new system in real time. This lets you test your new system in its entirety—including interfaces—
on live production data before making the switch. It also lets users work
without interruption.
Mirror
all system-critical objects
Upgrade/Migrate While Active™ mirrors
data, user profiles, authorities, data areas, data queues, IFS, programs, spool
files, and all other objects needed for a successful upgrade or migration.
Minimal
downtime
A typical 24-hour system migration requires only minutes of downtime
with Upgrade/Migrate While Active™.
Turn-key
solution
From start to finish, Vision personnel work closely with your
IT staff to install and configure the software, enable and monitor synchronization,
and perform the final switch to your new machine.
Eliminate
working nights and weekends during migrations
Save time and money by starting
your upgrade or migration on a weekday and going live on a weekday.
Consolidate
multiple iSeries/i5
Upgrade/Migrate While Active™ works easily and
smoothly, whether migrating one machine to another or consolidating multiple machines
to a central system.
