Performing a Side-By-Side Migration from a Source to a Target Computer
App Portal 2021 R1
In a side-by-side migration scenario, user data and applications are migrated from an existing system to the replacement system, which will be imaged with the selected operating system.
With a side-by-side migration, App Portal creates a computer association during checkout so that the Microsoft User State Migration Tool (USMT) is able to detect where to perform the scan state and restore state activities.
When using computer association to perform a side-by-side migration, the following occurs:
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Replacing existing computer with new computer—You are replacing an existing computer with another corporate imaged device. |
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User persona information is migrated—User persona Information from the existing is migrated to the replacement computer |
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Application estate is migrated—The application estate from the existing system is migrated to the replacement computer |
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Can migrate to a different OS version—This migration can be to a different version of an operating system. |
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Computer association is created—App Portal creates a computer association in System Center Configuration Manager. |
To perform a side-by-side migration:
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On the Browse Catalog tab, locate an OS deployment task sequence catalog item, and click Add to add it to your cart. The Choose Target panel of the Checkout Wizard opens. |
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Select Image a new computer or existing computer and click Next. The Import New Computer panel opens. |
Note:If a questionnaire template was associated with this catalog item, the Respond to Questionnaire Panel would be displayed prior to the Import New Computer panel.
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From the New computer name list, specify the name of the computer you are migrating to. |
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From the Old computer name list, select the name of the existing computer (which you are migrating data from). |
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Under Build Type, select Side-by-Side Migration. |
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Under User, enter the Domain, User ID, Full Name and Email Address of the user that will be assigned to the target computer. |
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Click Import Computer, and then verify that the old machine, new machine, and user information have been added to the table at the bottom of the page. |
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At the top of the page, click Next. If roles were associated with this catalog item, the Choose Roles panel opens. |
Whether or not the requester is permitted to select roles on this panel depends upon whether the Allow user role selection option is selected on the Deployment > Roles subtab of this catalog item’s Catalog Item Properties dialog box:
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Selected—The requester is able to select roles that will determine which applications will be installed on the target computer. |
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Not selected—The roles will be listed on this panel, but they will automatically be selected and the requester will be unable to clear the selection. |
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Click Next. If the Enable application migration and installation of additional applications option is selected on the Site Management > Settings > Deployment > OS Deployment tab, the Choose Existing Applications to Migrate panel opens, listing the applications currently installed on the Old computer that was selected. |
Note:If the Enable requester to specify which existing applications to migrate option is also selected on the Site Management > Settings > Deployment > OS Deployment tab, then the requester will be able to specify which of the existing applications to migrate. If this option is not selected, all applications are automatically selected and cannot be unselected.
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Select the applications that you want to migrate and click Next. If the Prompt requester to select additional applications to install option is selected on the Site Management > Settings > Deployment > OS Deployment tab, the Choose Additional Applications to Install During OS Deployment panel opens. |
Note:Applications that were selected on the previous panel are already selected on this panel and cannot be unselected.
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Select any additional applications that you want to install during OS deployment, and then click Add Applications to add them to the selection list. |
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Click Next. If the Enable user defined scheduling? option is selected on the General > Global tab of the Catalog Item Properties dialog box for this catalog item, the Choose Scheduling Options panel is displayed during checkout, which prompts the requester to choose when the request should be fulfilled. |
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Click Submit to submit the request. |