Overview
This set of articles has been created specifically for ActiveNav Discovery Center Project Suite customers that are using or planning to use ActiveNav Cloud. There is no direct migration path of data or configuration options between the two products, so these articles should be used as a guide to aid the planning of the ActiveNav Cloud deployment, based on an understanding of current Discovery Center Project Suite deployments. Playbooks have been created to guide users through the process of using ActiveNav Cloud to solve specific Information Governance use cases, so they should be used in conjunction with these articles for any users making the journey from Discovery Center Project Suite to ActiveNav Cloud.
In this set of articles as well as in our ActiveNav Cloud Playbooks we use a fictitious organization, “Prest Team”, to illustrate aspects of our advice throughout the migration process and subsequent use of ActiveNav Cloud.
Use Case Flow
Our recommended project flow for the Migration from Discovery Center Project Suite to ActiveNav Cloud is built upon the following core steps.
1. Understand Discovery Center Project Suite Position
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Activity Description |
Run a series of Custom Queries on each deployed Discovery Center Project Suite instance to provide a snapshot of the state of data and configuration for each |
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Goals |
Provide reports on data and configuration state of each deployed Discovery Center Project Suite instance to inform planning of ActiveNav Cloud deployment |
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Participants |
Discovery Center Project Suite System Administrator, AN Administrator and IT team |
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2. Plan ActiveNav Cloud Configuration
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Activity Description |
Use understanding of existing Discovery Center Project Suite instance configuration and data elements to plan deployment of ActiveNav Cloud |
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Goals |
Plan in place for deployment of ActiveNav Cloud Business Units , Credentials, Collectors, Data Sources and Custom Rules |
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Participants |
Project Sponsor, IT team, Project / Program Manager |
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Outputs |
1. Business Units 2. Users 3. Collector Groups and Collectors Hosts 4. Data Sources 5. Credentials 6. Custom Feature Definitions 7. Custom Scoring Definitions |
3. Decommission Discovery Center Project Suite Instances
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Activity Description |
Uninstall all Discovery Center Project Suite components from local infrastructure, re-provision hardware as required |
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Goals |
Remove the Discovery Center Project Suite footprint from any servers, reconsider use of servers that Discovery Center Project Suite components were installed on |
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Participants |
IT Team |
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