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Like most software implementations, deploying an NMS solution is best done in 5-steps:
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- Research - Understand both what your challenges are, as well as what the solution(s) you have licensed can do for you.
- Plan - Architect your solution, determine initial configuration/setup, create processes for deployment and rollback.
- Implement - Execute your plan, test, and validate the deployment.
- Observe - Monitor the system for performance, operation, and results.
- Adjust - use your observations as inputs to adjust your Plan
A Note on Change Management
Please note, this This process guide addresses the planning needs for successfuly deploying the softwareto successfully deploy your NMS solution. It does NOT address the change management requirements. The deployment of a new NMS solution will mean changes to processes - how are devices added/updated/retired; what are the steps/clicks to discovering information or reporting outages, etc. All of these changes will entail some adjustments to the physical processes users take from what they click, to what presentations they view. Which means change management MUST be included.
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