Deployment Guide

Introduction

This guide contains instructions to migrate from Wyse Device Manager (WDM) to Wyse Management Suite. The target audience

for this guide is enterprise customers with administrator privileges. You must have knowledge about various thin client operating

systems, Wyse Device Manager, cloud infrastructure, network technologies, file system permissions, and user authentication

technologies.

Dell Technologies recommends that you migrate from WDM version 5.7.2 or later to Wyse Management Suite version 3.x.

Data import refers to the process of importing data inventory from WDM to Wyse Management Suite. Data inventory refers to

the following:

● RSP packages

● Windows-based Wyse Configuration Manager (WCM) resources

● Teradici-based WCM resources

● Groups and device information available in a WDM view

● Windows-based profiles

● Teradici-based configurations

After you import all data inventories to Wyse Management Suite, switch the devices from WDM to Wyse Management Suite.

NOTE:

Any reference to Windows in this guide refers to the following operating systems:

● Windows Embedded Standard 7–32-bit

● Windows Embedded Standard 7 Professional–64-bit

● Windows Embedded 8 Standard–64-bit

● Windows 10 IoT Enterprise–64-bit

Topics:

• Migrating from Wyse Device Manager to Wyse Management Suite

Migrating from Wyse Device Manager to Wyse

Management Suite

The overall migration process includes the following tasks:

1. Review the migration requirements—see Prerequisites.

2. Review the license requirements—see Wyse Management Suite license requirement.

3. Review the limitations before installing the import tool—see Limitations.

4. Download and install the Wyse Management Suite Import Tool on your server operating system—see Install Wyse

Management Suite Import Tool.

5. Start the Wyse Management Suite Import Tool—see Getting started with Wyse Management Suite Import Tool.

6. Import data inventories from Wyse Device Manager—see Importing data inventory.

● Import RSP packages—see Import RSP packages.

● Import Windows-based WCM resources—see Import Windows-based WCM resources.

● Import Teradici-based WCM resources—see Import Teradici-based WCM resources

● Import view and Windows-based profiles—see Import view and Windows-based profiles.

● Import view and Teradici-based configurations—see Import view and Teradici-based configurations.

7. View import status and import pending or unsuccessful data inventory.

● View import status of RSP packages—see View import status of RSP packages.

● View import status of Windows-based WCM resources—see View import status of Windows-based WCM resources.

● View import status of Teradici-based WCM resources—see View import status of Teradici-based WCM resources.

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