Preparation Checklist¶
About This Document¶
This document is a first in a series of checklists intented to be used by Icelandic A-list Government Institutions to prepare for and execute O365 enablement and migration project, in cooperation with partners and UMBRA. \ Note the tasks in these checklists are more generic, business oriented and non-technical in nature than later checklists are created for directing more technical work later in the process of moving to Office365.
Checklist for Hybrid Institutions¶
This checklist is intended for organizations who have an on-premises infrastructure who has at a Active Directory which needs to be connected with Azure Active Directory and identities synced up into the A-list Government shared tenant.
| Task name | Owner | Description | Document name, Document ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer questionnaire | Institution | Forms based questionnaire to help evaluate the organizations technical readiness and eventual gaps | Link to Form will be sent via email to responsible person in the org |
| Extend Active Directory Schema | Institution | Extend schema with Exchange Server Schema extensions | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/plan-and-deploy/prepare-ad-and-domains?view=exchserver-2019 |
| Remediate AD Attribute Values | Institution | Describes naming and formatting rules of key Active Directory attributes values and how to modify values to be compatible with tenant design | AD Attribute Values, doc |
| Determine licensing need | Institution | Determine the number and types of O365 licenses needed | N/A |
| Create and populate licensing groups | Institution | Create groups in Active Directory which will be synced into Azure AD used to assign licenses to users | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/active-directory/users-groups-roles/licensing-groups-assign |
| Domain Controller OS version check | Institution | Check if DC OS version is at leas the minimum version of Windows Server 2012 R2. Plan upgrade if version is lower to a version no lower than 2016 | https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/deploy/upgrade-domain-controllers |
| Compliance Security and risk estimate | Institution | Determine if there are any organizational specific compliance issues, security concerns or risks to take into consideration | N/A – Organizational specific |
| Client version checks | Institution | OS version should be no lower than Windows 10 1803. Plan for Windows uplift or upgrade along with O365ProPlus planning. If no system management tools are in use who can collect this information centrally use the provided URL. | https://www.windowscentral.com/how-check-your-computer-full-specifications-windows-10 |
| Review hardware needs | Institution | Based on the evaluating of existing clients hardware, OS versions and possible uplift requirements evaluate need for hardware investments | https://winaero.com/blog/the-real-system-requirements-for-windows-10/ |
Checklist for Cloud-Only Institutions¶
This checklist is intended for organizations who have a minimal on-premises infrastructure who do not have Active Directory which needs to be connected with Azure Active Directory and identities synced up into the A-list Government shared tenant.
| Task name | Owner | Description | Document name, Document ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Answer questionnaire | Institution | Forms based questionnaire to help evaluate the organizations technical readiness and eventual gaps | Link to Form will be sent via email to responsible person in the org |
| User, Group and device lists | Institution | List of users, groups and devices. Email addresses, shared resources and access rights. | N/A |
| Determine licensing need | Institution | Determine the number and types of O365 licenses needed | N/A |
| Create and populate licensing groups | Tenant Manager | Create groups in Azure Active Directory to assign licenses to users | |
| Compliance Security and risk estimate | Institution | Determine if there are any organizational specific compliance issues, security concerns or risks to take into consideration | N/A – Organizational specific |
| Client version checks | Institution | OS version should be no lower than Windows 10 1803. Plan for Windows uplift or upgrade along with O365ProPlus planning. If no system management tools are in use who can collect this information centrally use the provided URL. | https://www.windowscentral.com/how-check-your-computer-full-specifications-windows-10 |
| Review hardware needs | Institution | Based on the evaluating of existing clients hardware, OS versions and possible uplift requirements evaluate need for hardware investments | https://winaero.com/blog/the-real-system-requirements-for-windows-10/ |