Deployment
process
VMware Smart Assurance
software is deployed in phases. In the first phase, the
domains that feed the
are deployed. If there are many types
of underlying
VMware Smart Assurance
domain, each type can be deployed in a separate phase.
The sequence of these initial phases is determined by the priorities of the
organization and the complexity of each domain.
An
is typically deployed in the initial
phases with these underlying
VMware Smart Assurance
domains, but only in a simple, standard configuration.
This deployment is intended to only validate the operation of the
VMware Smart Assurance
domains and is described in the deployment guide for
that domain.
After the initial phases, the
production design of the
configuration is deployed. This
deployment phase is covered in this guide and includes the design,
installation, and configuration of
. The
and
the
provide specific
installation and configuration details.
As shown in Stages in an Smarts deployment
phase, each phase in the deployment process can be further divided into four
distinct stages:
- Stage 1: Designing the deployment
- Stage 2: Installing and configuring the components
- Stage 3: Validating the deployment
- Stage 4: Tuning and maintaining the deployment to improve performanceStages in anVMware Smart Assurancedeployment phase
During each stage of deployment, it is vitally important that you document all aspects of the deployment that could be required to recreate, troubleshoot, and reconfigure the installation.“Document the deployment” on page 28provides information on creating a document for this information.