03 - Configuring a Migration Workstation (for Multiple Concurrent Migrations)

03 - Configuring a Migration Workstation (for Multiple Concurrent Migrations)

Recommended Location

A migration workstation configured this way should be located:
  1. in your office or your data center

Recommended Specs

Before we get started, you should have a modern PC with the following specs or better. 

  • Windows 11 Pro.  A fresh installation that has never been attached to a domain.
  • Wired internet connection.  This means there is some form of wire connection that is unbroken from your PC to the internet.  This would exclude using satellite, or a cellular based modem that you connect your PC to using a wire as there is a portion of the connection path that is not wired.
  • 100Mbit+ Internet Connection.  This means the migration workstation must have an internet connection with sufficient speeds for facilitating a data backup.
  • i9-13900K Processor* or above
  • 64 GB of RAM* or more
    128GB of RAM Recommended
  • Three PCIE4+ M.2 SSDs that are 4Tb each* 
    Five Drives Recommended
    At a minimum, these drives should support read/write speeds of 3500mb/sec.
  • One HDD (spinning disk) 20 Tb drive
    Two Drives Recommended

* No Old Parts:  No PC should be used that has a CPU, RAM, SSD Hard Drive(s) with a model number that was first manufactured more than three years ago.

Review this article for instructions on how to determine the recency of a device. 

Required Software Configuration

Once the above system is available, please install the following software on exactly as specified.
  1. Install Windows or Reset Windows
    1. Configure UAC
    2. Configure Power Settings
    3. Enable Long Paths
    4. Configure Windows
  2. Create a StorageSpace out of your SSDs
    1. Name the StorageSpace FAST and give it the drive letter V:\
  3. Create a StorageSpace out of your HDD
    1. Name the StorageSpace SLOW and give it the drive letter S:\
  4. Install and Configure TeamViewer
  5. Install and Configure HyperV
  6. For each concurrent migration you want to run:
    1. Create a HyperV Virtual Machine
    2. Configure it as a Migration Workstation

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