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Implementation Planning
This chapter provides an overview of implementation planning activities and tasks, which
are designed to ensure a VSM5 system is properly configured, tested, and certified ac-
cording to customer requirements.
Table 3-1 provides an overview of high-level activities, sub-tasks, and participants encom-
passed by the implementation planning process.
Table 3-1.Implementation Planning Overview
Key High-Level Activities Key Sub-Tasks Key Participants
• Select implementation planning team
members, and define roles and respon-
sibilities.
• Schedule and attend implementation
planning meetings.
• Determine task completion priorities
and scheduling.
• Define plan for integrating other devic-
es and systems with the VSM5 system
• Define plan for migrating data from oth-
er devices and systems to the VSM5
• Determine default settings for the
VSM5 system
• Define plan for configuring and manag-
ing system hardware (channel resourc-
es, physical disk, RTDs, etc.)
• Define plan for configuring and manag-
ing VSM5 system software (ExPR, Ex-
LM, HSC, MVS, NCS, VTCS, etc.)
• Define policies for configuring and
managing VSM5 system virtual enti-
ties (CLINKs, Nearlinks, VACSs, VTDs,
VTVs, etc.)
• Define plan for performance tuning,
testing, and certification of the VSM5
system
• Assess personnel requirements for
knowledge-transfer and hands-on
training; facilitate scheduling and com-
pletion of training activities.
• Complete applicable Appendix D work-
sheets
•Customer
: network adminis-
trator; system administrator;
data center manager; system
operator
•Sun
: professional services
personnel (delivery consult-
ant; systems support special-
ist; technical support special-
ist; systems engineer)