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Data Center Region Migration

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This article will guide you through all the necessary steps to migrate from one data center to another.
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Please note that this process does involve canceling your current subscription and creating a new account in the desired region. So, please make sure to have all necessary information backed up before proceeding with these steps.
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Follow the steps below and update our Support Team once completed (via chat or via email at [email protected]).

1. Existing Account (database/region)

  1. Primary ITDR Application:

    1. Keep a list of active users (you can export it in advance from the users page).

  2. Cloud Data:

    1. Keep a list of allowed assets per tenant (Security Controls > Cloud Data Protection > Assets Allow List).

    2. Keep a list of connected Cloud Data Apps for each tenant (Security Controls > Cloud Data Protection > Connected Applications).

  3. Email Protection:

    1. Keep a list of allowed/blocked email addresses per tenant (Security Controls > Email Protection > Manage Block List / Manage Allow List).

  4. Endpoint Protection:

    1. Keep a record of your MSP global settings and policies (Security Controls > Endpoint Protection > Microsoft Defender Policy Settings).

    2. Keep a record of the override policies from the tenants' accounts.

    3. Guardz Agents: No need to uninstall them, you can rerun the installer once the new account is created to move ownership to the new account.

    4. Managed SentinelOne: Uninstall the agents or follow the migration steps in the following article to transfer them: Migrating from Existing SentinelOne to Guardz.

    5. BYO SentinelOne: Disconnect the integration (you will then be able to connect it with the new account).

    1. Keep a record of your organization settings (Branding & Customer facing info).

  5. Subscription:

    1. Go to Subscription & Billing > 'Unassign Plan', Cancel the subscription of each tenant.

  6. Delete Each Customer:

    1. Go to the Customers page and make sure it has been removed. If not, click on 'Delete customer'.

2. New Account (database/region)

  1. Select the desired database region on the Guardz Sign Up page and proceed with creating a new account.

  2. ITDR Application:

    1. Connect the primary cloud app of your MSP to Guardz.

      1. Connect your tenants' primary cloud application.

      2. Activate licenses.

  3. Cloud Data:

    1. Connect Cloud data applications for each tenant.

    2. After the initial scan of files ends, add the files listed above to the allowed assets.

  4. Email Protection:

    1. Connect email protection app.

    2. Once done, you can add any allow/block rules.

  5. Device Protection:

    1. Set up global settings & policies based on the previous account.

    2. Set up overridden settings in the tenants.

  6. Device agent deployment:

    1. Guardz Agent: You'll need to re-install the agent using the new organization keys There's no need to uninstall the agent using the script. All you need to do is to re-install with the new org keys.

    2. Managed SentinelOne Agents: Reinstall the agents or follow the migration steps in the following article to complete transfer of them from your old account: Migrating from Existing SentinelOne to Guardz.

    3. BYO SentinelOne Agents: Follow the steps in the following article to connect the integration: Guardz + SentinelOne Integration Guide (BYO-S1).

  7. Organization Settings:

    1. Set up your MSP organization settings.

  8. Add each customer following the above steps.

    1. Ensure all settings are configured as desired.

  9. Subscription:

    1. Please contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM) or Support to adjust your subscription in the new account and apply all relevant plans to your customers before the trial period ends.

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