Apple Macintosh System 7.5 - Manual (Page 27)

The pace of the upgrade and the number of upgrade servers
To begin planning the upgrade:
m Decide whether to upgrade users’ computers all at once or in phases.
m Determine how many upgrade servers to set up.
Upgrading all at once or in stages
Whether you perform the group upgrade all at once or break the process into
stages depends on the size of your network or internet and the availability of
people to help users with the upgrade.
Users may need help installing the new software, upgrading their application
programs and drivers for their peripheral equipment, and learning to use the
new features of the software.
On a large internet with many users, it’s preferable to select one group or
department to upgrade first and install an upgrade server on that group’s local
network. You can use this first group upgrade to become familiar with users’
support needs.
The number of users per server
The number of users who can share an upgrade server is subject to the limits
of your software license agreement.
The number of upgrade servers you should set up also depends on several
performance factors, including
m the general load conditions of your network
m the type of Macintosh being used as a server
m additional purposes for which the server is being used
For best results, you should set up the upgrade server on a Macintosh that is
not used heavily as a general-purpose server.
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