---
id: MAXCONNECT-TECH-014
title: Cutover rehearsal is required to measure downtime
type: TECH
state: amber
area: F-feasibility
purpose: notebooklm-tier2-decomposition
priority: A
work_kind: A
provenance: research
confidence: medium-high
triangulated: true
engagement: maxconnect
sources:
- uri: file://notebooklm/answers/20260611T200650Z-03-migration-risks.md
role: supporting
- uri: file://notebooklm/answers/20260611T200650Z-05-ecosystem-community-language.md
role: supporting
relates_to: []
feeds_atoms: []
open_questions: []
needs_validation: []
resolution_log:
- 2026-06-12: Decomposed from broad NotebookLM synthesis into pack-grade atom for Max Connect Discovery.
module:
---
The migration guidance emphasizes backing up production, preparing a duplicate test database, and running full test upgrades to measure downtime before production cutover. Community language also points to multiple cutover rehearsals rather than a single lift-and-shift.