7. Shutdown Source
Shutdown all servers in Wave 1
Please wait for MGN replication to finish before shutting down the servers. Make sure replication status is Healthy for all servers. Replication may need 30 minutes to complete.
1. Make sure replication status is Healthy for all servers
This task will shut down the source servers before cutover. We want to make sure that client is not able to connect to the source server during cutover to ensure data consistency.
2. On the Migration Factory console, select Jobs on the left hand side menu, and select Actions, and then Run Automation on the right hand side
3. Enter Job Name, select 3-Shutdown All Servers script and automation-server.WORKGROUP as your automation server to run the script.
4. Select Linux Secrets, this is the secrets name you created previously, and select Wave 1. Finally click Submit Automation Job
5. You will be redirected to the Job list page, the job status should be running, and you can click refresh button after about 1 minute to see the status.
6. Finally, job will be completed. Job status should change to COMPLETE, and you can see the details in the Log section
Automation tip: Shut down the server before cutover. Make sure that client is not able to connect to the source server during cutover to ensure data consistency.
After shutting down the source servers, the status of source servers on AWS Appplication Migration Service console will change to stalled. This is normal because source server is no longer connecting to replication server, we want to stop the transaction on the source before cutover.