Data Center Relocation Checklist (Printable)
Use this data center relocation checklist to track a move from discovery to testing. It also works as a data center migration project plan checklist. Print it, or choose Save as PDF in your print dialog. Each phase is explained on our data center relocation project plan page, and the reasoning behind the steps is in our data center migration checklist.
Phase 1: Discovery
- Scope, goals and constraints written down
- Sites, rooms, racks and systems in scope listed
- Application owners named and dependencies noted
- Go or no-go decision maker named
Phase 2: Inventory
- Make, model, serial number, rack and U position recorded for every device
- Front and back of every rack photographed
- Cables labeled at both ends and connections recorded
- Inventory reconciled against the asset register
- Equipment to retire or sell identified
Phase 3: Scheduling
- Maintenance windows approved by the business
- Shutdown order and power-on order documented
- Waves defined for larger estates
- Owner, acceptance criteria and rollback path set for each phase
- Backups taken and a restore tested
- Destination ready: space, power, cooling, circuits, access and insurance certificates
Phase 4: De-install
- Systems shut down in order and confirmed offline by owners
- Cables labeled before removal
- Equipment de-racked, or racks secured to ship loaded
- Drives logged by serial number
Phase 5: Pack
- Anti-static packing complete
- Crating complete for fragile, high-value and international items
- Drive and media handling confirmed against policy
- Items labeled with destination rack and U position
Phase 6: Transport
- Load sealed and seal numbers recorded
- Custody log started and signed at each handoff
- Load verified against the inventory
- Insurance confirmed for full replacement value
- Delivery window confirmed with the facility
Phase 7: Re-rack
- Equipment inspected and photographed on arrival
- Delivery checked against the inventory
- Equipment racked and cabled to the documented layout
- Weight loading and airflow checked with the facility team
Phase 8: Testing and handover
- Power-on in order: network, storage, servers, applications
- Hardware alerts, failed drives and failed power supplies checked
- Connectivity, DNS, monitoring and backups tested
- Application owners signed off
- Asset register, licenses and support contracts updated
- Retired equipment sanitized, recycled or sold
Data Center Relocation Experts, Richmond, VA. Phone 866-216-7742. Need help applying this to your environment? Request a quote.