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ICANWK525B Configure an Enterprise Virtual Computing Environment ICTSUS5187A Implement Server Virtualisation for a Sustainable ICT system. User Documentation. Documentation. You cannot build a system for a client and leave them without adequate documentation
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ICANWK525B Configure an Enterprise Virtual Computing EnvironmentICTSUS5187A Implement Server Virtualisation for a Sustainable ICT system User Documentation
Documentation • You cannot build a system for a client and leave them without adequate documentation • Computer systems are complex, require configuration and often training to use • Without documentation, a system is useless
Documentation Types • Hardware and Software Manuals • As provided by the manufacturers • Support and Warranty documentation • How to get help with things break or need to be replaced • Physical Documentation • Type of hardware, location of equipment in which room, which rack, cabling used • Logical Documentation • Network interconnectivity
Documentation Types • Overall system design • Features, flaws, why you designed it like this • How does it meet business objectives • Scope of solution: what was your job, what wasn’t • Virtualisation Software Configuration • What type (vSphere, Hyper-V) • Base OS or software, e.g. Windows Server 2008 • Configuration details, e.g. clusters of hosts • Virtual Networking Details • Virtual switches: types, names, purpose • IP addresses and masks
Documentation Types • Disks, NAS, Disk partitioning • Existing VMs • If you migrated from real hardware, detail any differences in their configuration: RAM, disk, CPU, network capacity etc. • User documentation • Admins and users need to know how to use the solution: create new VMs, manage VMs, discard VMs, reconfigure VMs • Tutorial style • Security, authentication, authorisation docs • Who can do what, who can’t etc.
Documentation Style • Formal documents • Not informal or colloquial • Must be specific and not vague • Exact details • Change over time • Ensure you use version numbers and dates • If possible, authors names and contact details • Customer should get paper and electronic copies of all documentation • They must be up to date!
Documentation Examples • Best way to understand documentation is to read some examples • We will look at the design and user documentation for the vSphere solution installed at GCIT Coomera