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SOURCE ENVIRONMENT (SRC) - Physical Servers: [e.g., 2x Dell PowerEdge R740 Rack Servers (Legacy Hypervisor / Bare Metal)] - Virtual Machines (VMs): [e.g., 15x VMware ESXi / Hyper-V VMs running Windows Server and Linux workloads] - Total Storage Footprint: [e.g., 4 TB active storage across all workloads] - Active Databases & Applications: [e.g., Microsoft SQL Server, Active Directory Domain Controllers, File/Print Services, ERP backend] DESTINATION ENVIRONMENT (DST) - New Server Infrastructure: [e.g., 2x Dell PowerEdge R760 Rack Servers (Intel Xeon Scalable, High RAM allocation)] - Modern Hypervisor Platform: [e.g., VMware vSphere / Microsoft Hyper-V Cluster / Proxmox VE] - Enterprise Shared Storage / SAN / NAS: [e.g., Dell PowerVault / Synology Enterprise SAN with redundant controllers and SSD tiering] BACKUP & DISASTER RECOVERY (DR) - 1x Enterprise Backup Appliance / Software (e.g., Veeam Backup & Replication) - Backup Repository Storage sized for 30-day retention + immutable offsite/cloud copy capabilities CABLING & CONNECTIVITY - Fibre Channel / iSCSI SFP+ / SFP28 Transceiver Modules and DAC Cables (For high-speed SAN and cluster interconnects) - Cat6A RJ45 Snagless Patch Cables (For management, IPMI/iDRAC, and data network uplinks) - Horizontal Cable Managers and Power Cords POWER & ENVIRONMENTAL - 2x Smart UPS (Redundant Enterprise UPS units sized for server room load and safe automated shutdown) - Managed PDUs (Power Distribution Units) for structured rack power distribution OS & SOFTWARE LICENSING - Windows Server Datacenter / Standard Core Licenses (Matched to physical core counts) - Hypervisor and Backup Licensing/Subscriptions PROFESSIONAL SERVICES & EXECUTION - 1x Professional Services Fee - Server Infrastructure Setup, SAN Configuration, P2V/V2V Migration, Active Directory/DNS Transfer, Application Testing, and Cutover Execution NOTES & ASSUMPTIONS - Cutover and migration maintenance windows scheduled outside of core business hours (typically overnight or weekend) to minimize operational disruption. - Source server administrator access, root passwords, and network topology maps provided prior to project commencement. - Client responsible for final user acceptance testing of business-critical applications (ERP, SQL, CRM) post-migration.