Initial Design Checklist
Complete | Task | Description | Related documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
o | 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 theVMware Smart Assurance deployment. | “Determine the Service Assurance configuration” |
o | 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. | |
o | Determine the location of the VMware Smart Assurance Broker | Choose a location for the VMware Smart Assurance Broker that will support theVMware Smart Assurance deployment. | |
o | Determine the location of the License Server | Choose a location for the VMware Smart Assurance License Server that will support theVMware Smart Assurance deployment. | |
o | 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 theVMware Smart Assurance deployment. | “Locating the Global Managers in the network” |
o | Determine if Service Assurance Manager must be configured with failover. | Determine if a high availability configuration is required. | “Considering failover (high availability) configurations” |
o | 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” |