Sample server details to consider:

• Administrator / Root Administration in place
• User Security is in place
• File system NAS / DAS storage setup
• File Shares Setup connections
• Printer Server Setup connections
• Syncronize Time System Server Setup, OS Build, connections
• F5 Cache server setup for new server
• Server Certificate Server loaded with copy of current production
• Install dependent secondary server applications
• Install dependent primary server applications
• Validate all required server basic data is complete in staging
• Snapshot backup of server
• Cleanup server tmp / work files for cut-over
• Document server setup
• Document server transition details for operations