Initial design checklist
Document your initial overall design of the deployment.
Each chapter in this guide includes a checklist. “Design and Deployment Checklists” contains all the available checklists.
Complete | Task | Description | Related documentation |
|---|---|---|---|
Determine the configuration of the deployment. | Determine configuration, including the number of Global Manager s and how they are organized in the deployment. | “Determine the Service Assurance configuration”. | |
Determine the hardware required to support the Service Assurance deployment. | For each Global Manager in the configuration, determine the type of equipment required to support it. | ||
Determine the location of the VMware Smart Assurance Broker. | Choose a location for the Broker that will support the deployment. | ||
Determine the location of the License Server. | Choose a location for the License Server that will support the deployment. | ||
Determine the location of the VMware Smart Assurance Global Manager s. | Choose locations for the one or more Global Manager s that will support the deployment. | “Locating the Global Managers in the network” | |
Determine if the Service Assurance Manager must be configured with failover. | Determine if a high-availability configuration is required. | “Considering failover (high availability) configurations” | |
Determine if acceptance tests are required. | Acceptance tests may be required for different portions of functionality. Be aware of the requirements and develop acceptance criteria. | “Designing acceptance tests” |