I am currently running Exact Globe Next, Exact Synergy Enterprise and\or Exact Lightweight Integration Server (ELIS) on premise or with a hosting provider, how can I move this environment to Microsoft Azure?
Note: This document is only relevant to the controlled release participants
In this document we will explain the steps to migrate your Exact environment to Microsoft Azure using the Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) model as explained here. This document is intended for Exact employees involved in migrations to Microsoft Azure. It highlights the minimal necessary steps, it is by no means a complete guide to be used as reference material for the actual migration
The migration of your environment consists of the below steps.
To set this up correctly we refer to the documentation from Microsoft. Please take note that due to availability reasons multiple virtual machines might be required or because of performance reasons virtual machines need special configuration. This is beyond the scope of this document and not included in the services offering of Exact. It is strongly recommended to have an Azure specialist involved in the migration to Microsoft Azure. This environment should at least include the following components:
Now the environment is ready on Microsoft and Infrastructure level the next step is to install Exact Globe Next. Installation is done in the same way as on premise or at a hosting provider, no special steps required.
Now the environment is ready on Microsoft and Infrastructure level the next step is to install Exact Synergy Enterprise. Installation is done in the same way as on premise or at a hosting provider, no special steps required. Make sure to also configure the background jobs.
Now the environment is ready on Microsoft and Infrastructure level the next step is to install ELIS. Installation is done in the same way as on premise or at a hosting provider, no special steps required.
Now the databases used by the different products can be moved to Microsoft Azure. The databases of Exact Globe Next and Exact Synergy Enterprise can be copied to the Microsoft SQL Server running in Microsoft Azure. To migrate the ELIS database it is recommended to start with a new ELIS database in the new environment. If Exact Integrator is used, the keylookup tables need to be populated again. To do that, run the ELIS migration tool. For other solutions, like CMDM or Word Merge, it is mandatory to run the ELIS Repair tool and perform the reset option on the Exact Globe Next and Exact Synergy Enterprise databases.