# Presentation: 134991

## XP Migration/Software Certification

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

## 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

- 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

## 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

- 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

## 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

- 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

## 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

- 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

## 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

- 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

## 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

- 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

## 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@NFAC.USDA.GOV

- 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@NFAC.USDA.GOV](mailto:XPMIGRATION@NFAC.USDA.GOV)_

## 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

- 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