DATA CENTER MIGRATION PROJECT CHECKLIST TEMPLATE 2026

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--- PRE-MIGRATION PLANNING & STRATEGY ---
[ ] Project Migration Name
[ ] Planned Migration Start Date
[ ] Migration Strategy Type (Rehost (Lift and Shift), Replatform (Lift and Reshape), Refactor (Re-architecting), Retire (Decommissioning))
[ ] Key Stakeholders Involved (IT Infrastructure Team, Network Engineering, Security/CISO Office, Database Administrators, DevOps Team)
[ ] Scope Definition & Objectives
[ ] Initial Risk Assessment Document
[ ] Project Sponsor Approval

--- INVENTORY & ASSET DISCOVERY ---
[ ] Server/Device Asset ID
[ ] Asset Category (Physical Server, Virtual Machine, Storage Array, Network Switch/Router, Firewall/Security Appliance)
[ ] IP Address Assignment
[ ] Criticality Level (Mission Critical, Business Critical, Non-Critical/Dev)
[ ] Last Audit Date
[ ] Asset Configuration Export

--- INFRASTRUCTURE & NETWORK READINESS ---
[ ] Target Migration Date
[ ] Target Site Location (On-Premise Data Center, Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Hybrid Environment, Colocation Facility)
[ ] Available Network Bandwidth (Gbps)
[ ] Pre-requisite Network Checks Completed (Firewall Rules Configured, VPN Tunnel Established, DNS Records Updated, IP Address Allocation Verified, Load Balancer Setup Ready)
[ ] Network Topology Diagram
[ ] Infrastructure Readiness Notes
[ ] Network Lead Approval

--- DATA INTEGRITY & BACKUP VERIFICATION ---
[ ] Backup Completion Date
[ ] Last Backup Verification Timestamp
[ ] Systems Verified for Backup (Database Servers, Application Servers, File Storage/SAN, Configuration Files, User Profiles & Permissions)
[ ] Backup Integrity Status (Verified - No Errors, Warning - Partial Success, Failed - Immediate Action Required)
[ ] Backup Logs & Verification Report
[ ] Discrepancies or Recovery Notes
[ ] Lead Engineer Approval

--- MIGRATION EXECUTION & DATA TRANSFER ---
[ ] Migration Cutover Date
[ ] Scheduled Migration Window Start Time
[ ] Migration Strategy Type (Lift and Shift (Rehosting), Replatforming, Refactoring)
[ ] Total Data Volume to Transfer (TB)
[ ] Critical Systems Being Migrated (Database Servers, Web Servers, Application Servers, Storage Arrays)
[ ] Data Transfer Logs/Verification Report
[ ] Lead Engineer Approval

--- POST-MIGRATION TESTING & VALIDATION ---
[ ] Validation Completion Date
[ ] Tested Components (Network Connectivity, Database Integrity, Application Latency, Security/Firewall Rules, Storage Access/Permissions)
[ ] Validation Results Summary
[ ] Validation Test Logs
[ ] Migration Status (Success, Success with Minor Issues, Failed - Rollback Triggered)
[ ] Lead Engineer Approval

--- DECOMMISSIONING & LEGACY SITE CLEANUP ---
[ ] Decommissioning Tasks Completed (Data Sanitization/Wiping Completed, Hardware Removal from Racks, Network Cables Disconnected, Asset Tags Updated in CMDB, Physical Site Clearance)
[ ] Date of Final Hardware Removal
[ ] Certificate of Data Destruction
[ ] Disposal Vendor Name
[ ] Infrastructure Manager Approval

--- PROJECT CLOSURE & DOCUMENTATION UPDATE ---
[ ] Project Completion Date
[ ] Post-Mortem Summary & Lessons Learned
[ ] Updated Documentation Completed (Network Diagrams, Asset Inventory List, Security Protocols, Disaster Recovery Plan)
[ ] Final Project Sign-off Report
[ ] Project Stakeholder Approval

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