Installation guide

Contents
Getting started 81
About this IMPAX Preparing to Upgrade Guide.......................................................................8
New IMPAX concepts and functionality....................................................................................9
Key differences between WEB1000 and IMPAX 6.5.3...........................................................11
Valid IMPAX upgrade paths...................................................................................................12
Valid cluster configurations.....................................................................................................13
Understanding parallel migration............................................................................................13
DAA consolidation..................................................................................................................14
Parallel Migration Tool Set (PMTS) and Volume Migration Tool (VMT).................................14
IMPAX upgrade strategy........................................................................................................15
IMPAX preparing to upgrade period: Upgrades from IMPAX 5.3 and earlier................15
IMPAX upgrade period: IMPAX 5.2 or 5.3 upgrades.....................................................16
IMPAX post-upgrade period..........................................................................................16
Valid WEB1000 migration paths and transition strategy........................................................17
WEB1000 migrated features.........................................................................................17
WEB1000 transition strategy.........................................................................................18
Developing a core server plan................................................................................................19
Assessing cluster configurations...................................................................................20
Defining Curator configuration.......................................................................................20
Communicating upgrade plans...............................................................................................20
IMPAX data stored in AD LDS and MVF databases..............................................................21
Related documentation...........................................................................................................22
Opening the IMPAX Client Knowledge Base................................................................22
Opening the IMPAX 6.5.3 Application Server Knowledge Base...................................23
Opening the IMPAX 6.5.3 Server Knowledge Base......................................................24
IMPAX installation, configuration, and upgrade guides.................................................24
IMPAX Migrations Reference Guide.............................................................................27
IMPAX Quick References..............................................................................................28
Prerequisite data and material................................................................................................30
Prerequisite software installations..........................................................................................31
IMPAX hardware and software requirements.........................................................................32
IMPAX Application Server hardware and software requirements.................................32
IMPAX AS300 Server hardware and software requirements........................................33
IMPAX Client hardware and software requirements.....................................................36
AS300 Preparing to Upgrade Guide—IMPAX 4.5, 5.2, 5.3,or WEB1000 to IMPAX 6.5.3 4
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