The following document describes the procedure used to move the EGATE Pre-Production database environment from the temporary Proof-of-Concept architecture running on the p590, back to the original 6M2 platforms, then permanently back to the p590 with the Production Disaster Recovery provisions in place.

  1. The first phase of this process is to shutdown the EGATE database environment on the POC platform. The purpose of this phase is to quantify the time required to perform each step of this process. The timing information is needed for planning the movement of the EGATE Production environment to the new Power5/6/7 architecture.
  2. Restart the EGATE Pre-Prod environment on the Power 4 architecture and validate. Again the purpose is to quantifiy the time required to perform this phase.
  3. Shutdown the EGATE Pre-Prod environment on the Power 4 architecture, modify the Power5/6/7 systems to EXACTLY replicate the Power 4 systems.
  4. Restart the Pre-prod environment on the Power5/6/7 systems.
  5. Perform Disaster Recovery test of Production environment onto the new Power5/6/7 Architecture.
  6. Deconfigure production environment on Power5/6/7 architecture and restart the pre-prod environment


Phase 1


Phase 1 Start Time: 12:00
Phase 1 Duration: 30m


Phase 2

- Restart the EGATE database pre-production environment on the Power 4 architecture.


Phase 2 Start Time: 12:30
Phase 2 Duration: 55m


Phase 3

- Shutdown the EGATE Pre-Prod environment on the Power 4 architecture, modify the Power5/6/7 systems to EXACTLY replicate the Power 4 systems.


Phase 3 Start Time: 13:25
Phase 3 Duration: 170m (2h 50m)