The VMware Smart Assurance deployment process shows that the VMware Smart Assurance deployment process is divided into four distinct phases:

  • Phase 1: Designing the VMware Smart Assurance deployment

  • Phase 2: Installing and configuring the VMware Smart Assurance components

  • Phase 3: Validating the VMware Smart Assurance deployment

  • Phase 4: Tuning and maintaining the VMware Smart Assurance deployment to improve performance

    During each phase of deployment, you must document all aspects of the deployment that could be required to re-create, troubleshoot, and reconfigure the installation.

    Figure 1. The VMware Smart Assurance deployment process