Initial Design Checklist

Initial design checklist
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Task
Description
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Determine the configuration of the Service Assurance Deployment.
Determine Service Assurance configuration, including the numbers of
Global Manager
s and how they are organized in the
VMware Smart Assurance
deployment.
“Determine the Service Assurance configuration”
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Determine the hardware required to support the Service Assurance Deployment.
For each
Global Manager
in the Service Assurance configuration, determine the type of equipment required to support it.
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Determine the location of the
VMware Smart Assurance
Broker
Choose a location for the
VMware Smart Assurance
Broker that will support the
VMware Smart Assurance
deployment.
o
Determine the location of the License Server
Choose a location for the
VMware Smart Assurance
License Server that will support the
VMware Smart Assurance
deployment.
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Determine the location of the
VMware Smart Assurance
Global Manager
(s)
Choose locations for the one or more
VMware Smart Assurance
Global Manager
(s) that will support the
VMware Smart Assurance
deployment.
“Locating the Global Managers in the network”
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Determine if Service Assurance Manager must be configured with failover.
Determine if a high availability configuration is required.
“Considering failover (high availability) configurations”
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Determine if acceptance tests are required.
Acceptance tests may be required for different portions of
VMware Smart Assurance
functionality. Be aware of the requirements and develop acceptance criteria.
“Designing acceptance tests”