R 041755Z MAR 15
MARADMIN 103/15
MSGID:MARADMIN//
SUBJ/MCBUL 5234.15B MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK MICROSOFT COMPUTER OPERATING SYSTEMS PLANNING DIRECTIVE FOR WINDOWS 10, SERVER 2012, AND EXCHANGE 2013.//
REF/A/MARADMIN/397/14//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD: 20140314//
REF/C/MSGID:DOC/DOD/YMD: 20140312//
REF/D/MSGID:IRM/HQMC C4/YMD: 20131204//
REF/E/MSGID:IRM/HQMC C4/YMD:2 0131204//
NARR/REF A IS MCBUL 5234 2014 UPDATE, WHICH INCLUDES DIRECTION TO BEGIN PLANNING MARINE CORPS DESKTOP ENTERPRISE SOLUTION (MCEDS) FOR WIN 8.1. REF B IS DODI8500.01, THE DOD POLICY ON INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA) IMPLEMENTATION. REF C IS DODI8510, THE DOD INSTRUCTION THAT ESTABLISHES A CERTIFICATION AND ACCREDITATION PROCESS TO MANAGE THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IA CAPABILITIES. REF D IS THE IRM FOR ITSM CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS GUIDE. REF E IS THE IRM FOR ITSM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT PROCESS GUIDE.//
POC/HANK COSTA/CIV/UNIT: HQMC C4CP/NAME: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: (571)256-9081//
POC/STEPHEN CABRIAN/CIV/UNIT: MCSC PG-10/NAME: QUANTICO VA/TEL: (703)432-7473//
POC/TREVOR DANIEL/CIV/UNIT: HQMC C4CP/NAME: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: (571)256-9082//
POC/CLET ERICKSON/CWO5/UNIT: HQMC C4CY/NAME: WASHINGTON DC/TEL: (571)256-8862//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PER REF A, THIS MESSAGE IS PROVIDED FOR PLANNING PURPOSES TO PRODUCT GROUPS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT OFFICERS, COMMAND INFORMATION AND G6 OFFICERS, AND SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS CONCERNING THE OPERATING SYSTEMS (OS) AUTHORIZED FOR USE ON THE MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE NETWORK (MCEN) AND ASSOCIATED USMC CONTROLLED NETWORKS.
2. BACKGROUND.
2.A. WINDOWS 7 (64 BIT) IS CURRENTLY THE STANDARD WINDOWS OS ON THE MCEN, WITH SELECT AUTHORIZED INSTANTIATIONS OF WINDOWS 8.1. AS OF 01 JANUARY 2012, ALL WINDOWS VISTA OS OR EARLIER VERSIONS AND ALL WINDOWS SERVER 2003 OR EARLIER VERSIONS, AND MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 2003, ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR PROCUREMENT OR TO BE INSTALLED ON COMPUTERS OR SERVERS CONNECTED DIRECTLY TO THE MCEN.
2.B. THE MARINE CORPS HAS COMPLETED MIGRATION TO THE WINDOWS 7 ENTERPRISE 64-BIT OS AND HAS A LIMITED, BUT EXPANDING IMPLEMENTATION OF WINDOWS 8.1 ENTERPRISE 64-BIT OS.
2.C. ON 30 SEPTEMBER 2014, MICROSOFT ANNOUNCED IT WILL BE ABANDONING WINDOWS 9 DEVELOPMENT AND MOVING DIRECTLY TO WINDOWS 10 FOR ROLLOUT IN LATE 2015. DEVELOPER RELEASES ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
2.D. WINDOWS 10 IS INTENDED AS A CROSS-PLATFORM RELEASE AND WILL BE A UBIQUITOUS OPERATING SYSTEM FOR DESKTOPS, LAPTOPS, TABLETS, AND SMARTPHONES.
3. GUIDANCE
3.A. IN ORDER TO STAY ON TOP OF INDUSTRY STANDARDS AND PREVENT END-OF-SERVICE ISSUES, MARCORSYSCOM (MCSC) ENTERPRISE ENGINEERING AND VERIFICATION ENVIRONMENT (EEVE) CLIENT ENGINEERING TEAM (FORMERLY SAM TEAM) IS AUTHORIZED TOSTART COORDINATING WITH MICROSOFT ON TESTING OF WINDOWS 10. THIS EARLY COOPERATION WILL ENSURE A TIMELY RELEASE OF A WINDOWS 10 X64/OFFICE 2013 MARINE CORPS ENTERPRISE DESKTOP STANDARD (MCEDS) IMAGE WITH THE INCLUSION OF MICROSOFT BITLOCKER AS THE AUTHORIZED DATA AT REST SOLUTION TO ENCYRPT HARD DRIVES AND REMOVABLE MEDIA.
3.B.  AS OF 01 OCTOBER 2015, ALL WINDOWS SERVER 2008 (ALL VERSIONS: R2, DESIGN, DATACENTER, ETC) OR EARLIER VERSIONS ARE NO LONGER AUTHORIZED FOR PROCUREMENT OR TO BE INSTALLED ON ANY COMPUTERS OR SERVERS CONNECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE MCEN. ALL USAGE OF MICROSOFT SERVER 2008 R2 VERSION MUST BE MIGRATED TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS SERVER 2012 PRIOR TO 01 JUNE 2018. MS SERVER 2008 R2 IS SCHEDULED TO GO END OF LIFE (EOL) FOR EXTENDED SUPPORT ON 01 JANUARY 2020. NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE ALLOWED BEYOND THAT DATE.
3.C.  AS OF 01 OCTOBER 2015, WINDOWS 7 WILL NO LONGER BE AUTHORIZED FOR PROCUREMENT OR NEW INSTALL ON ANY COMPUTERS CONNECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE MCEN. ALL DEVICES USING OF MICROSOFT WINDOWS 7 MUST BE MIGRATED TO MICROSOFT WINDOWS 10 PRIOR TO 01 JUNE 2018. WINDOWS 7 IS SCHEDULED TO GO END OF LIFE (EOL) FOR EXTENDED SUPPORT ON 01 JANUARY 2020. NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE ALLOWED BEYOND THAT DATE.
3.D. AS OF 01 OCTOBER 2015, EXCHANGE 2010 WILL NO LONGER BE AUTHORIZED FOR PROCUREMENT OR NEW INSTALL ON ANY COMPUTERS CONNECTED DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TO THE MCEN. ALL DEVICES USING OF MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 2010 MUST BE MIGRATED TO MICROSOFT EXCHANGE 2013 TO 01 JUNE 2018 WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO GO END OF LIFE (EOL) FOR EXTENDED SUPPORT ON 01 JANUARY 2020. NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE ALLOWED BEYOND THAT DATE.
3.E. MICROSOFT BITLOCKER WILL BE THE AUTHORIZED HARD DRIVE ENCRYPTION SOFTWARE FOR DATA AT REST (DAR). ENTERPRISE DEPLOYMENT WILL START IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2016 (FY-16).
4. MARINE CORPS PROGRAM CODE (MCPC) PROGRAM MANAGERS IN COLLOBATION WITH PRODUCT GROUPS, PROGRAM MANAGERS, PROJECT OFFICERS, COMMAND INFORMATION AND G6 OFFICERS, AND SYSTEMS ARCHITECTS SHOULD USE POM17 TO PLAN AND PROGRAM RESOURCES FOR OS MIGRATION WHICH COULD INCLUDE RESOURCES REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM AND APPLICATION TESTING, MODIFICATION, AND REENGINEERING OF BOTH SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE COMPONENTS THAT MAKE UPO THEIR SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS.
5. ROLLOUT OF THE MCEDS WIN8.1/OFFICE 2013 BUILD WILL CONTINUE AS PLANNED.
6. REF D AND E SHALL BE USED AS THE PROCESS GUIDES FOR CHANGE AND CONFIGURATION WITHIN THE MCEN ENVIRONMENT. ALL OS IN USE ON THE MCEN WILL ADHERE TO REFS B AND C.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J NALLY, DIRECTOR OF COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//