VMware Smart Assurance Design Checklist

Table 1. Initial design checklist

Complete	Task	Description	Related documentation
o	Determine the configuration of the Service AssuranceDeployment.	Determine Service Assurance configuration, including the numbers of Global Managers and how they are organized in the VMware 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.	“Hardware for Service Assurance platform equipment tiers”
o	Determine the location of the VMware Smart AssuranceBroker	Choose a location for the VMware Smart Assurance Broker that will support the VMware Smart Assurance deployment.	“Locating VMware Smart Assurance Brokers”
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.	“Locating license servers”
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 the VMware 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”