Cisco Systems 3.5 3 Deploying Sheer DNA

Deploying Sheer DNA

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3 Deploying Sheer DNA

About this chapter:

This chapter describes the steps that must be performed to deploy Sheer DNA

and provides cross-references to the relevant sections in this Administrator’s

Guide.

The flow below describes the steps required to deploy Sheer DNA using

Sheer DNA Manage and the order in which they must be performed.

Step 1: Prepare a deployment plan

Step 4: Customize polling groups Step 5: Define static links

(optional)

Step 2: Set up and manage DNA Servers

Step 2.1: Add Sheer DNA Units

Step 2.2: Create and launch AVMs

Step 2.3: Create and assign VNEs

Step 3: Customize

protection groups

Step 6: Manage and run workflows

(optional)

Step 1: Prepare a deployment plan: The user must decide the following:

• How many Sheer DNA Unit servers are going to be deployed and

allocate AVMs (Autonomous Virtual Machines) to each server.

• How many and what types of Network Elements will be managed by

each AVM.