Installation guide

When a DAA consolidation involves two IMPAX clusters (in a parallel migration), the DAA library
serves as the legacy archive, while the Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) server functions as
the new archive. The DAA entries are converted to PACS Store and Remember on the new
IMPAX 6.5.3 system, and the Volume Migration Tool (VMT) is used to perform the archive migration
from the DAA to HSM.
Any new hardware must be staged with the latest version of IMPAX 6.5.3 for the upgrade to work.
To configure and stage the IMPAX 6.5.3 cluster, including the Database Server, Application Server,
Curator, new Network Gateways or new HSM Servers, and Clients, refer to the IMPAX 6.5.3 AS300
Installation and Configuration Guide.
After having installed the tool set, all necessary files are copied to the system in C:\mvf\bin.
Note:
The host name of the new IMPAX 6.5.3 Database Server should be different from the existing
IMPAX Database Server. The host name of the new Database Server can be identical to the
production Database Server only when the existing system is not operating in parallel with
the new system. For example, when the production system is taken offline after the cold
backup is taken and restored on the new hardware.
IMPAX upgrade strategy
(Topic number: 10757)
If not using a parallel migration strategy (refer to page 13) (required in some cases), upgrade and
migration activities take place in three phases: preparing to upgrade, upgrade, and post-upgrade.
IMPAX preparing to upgrade period: Upgrades from IMPAX 5.3 and
earlier
(Topic number: 10681)
The preparing to upgrade phase can last several weeks. During this time, the current system is
analyzed to determine the best upgrade procedure to use. The IMPAX Migration Tools are used to
diagnose the current system, to export and migrate user data (for 5.2 and 5.3 upgrades), and to test
the migration in advance. In some scenarios, preliminary installations or upgrades are performed.
For upgrades from IMPAX 5.2 or 5.3, most user data can be exported, but only some of it can be
migrated into 6.5.3.
Key items that can be migrated include:
• Print preferences
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Study data such as keywords and study comments
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