Migrating a desktop user to a new computer

When a desktop user receives a new computer, DLO can be used to migrate user data to the new computer. DLO accomplishes this task by staging a user’s backed up data on the new computer using a restore process. When the user logs in, the data is restored to the same location it occupied on the original computer. The final restoration of data occurs automatically when the user logs in and does not require a connection to the media server.

To migrate a desktop user to a new computer

  1. Restore the user data.

    See Restoring files and folders from the DLO Administration Console.

  2. Select the option Stage this user data on an alternate computer for a new DLO installation.

Migrating a desktop user to a new computer