B Environment Planning Worksheet

This appendix contains worksheets to use in your environment planning.

Environment Profiles

Use Table B-1 and Table B-2 to write down your hardware and software specifications, for example disk size, type, processor speed, and operating system type/version.

Table B-1 Hardware/Software Specifications for the Current Environment

Environment and Purpose AppServers DB Servers Background Processor Citrix Server Max Concurrent Users

Test

 

 

 

 

 

Development

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

 

 

 

Table B-2 Hardware/Software Specifications for the Anticipated MSS 6.3 Environment

Environment and Purpose AppServers DB Servers Background Processor Citrix Server Max Concurrent Users

Test

 

 

 

 

 

Development

 

 

 

 

 

Production

 

 

 

 

 

Functional Areas

Rank the following areas of the application in Table B-3, with 10 being most heavily used and 0 being not used at all. If there is a specific function not listed that is particularly high use or important to your process, add it to the list.

Table B-3 Functional Areas and Level of Use

Functional Area Level of Use (0-10)

PSR

 

ASR

 

ISR

 

LSR

 

USO

 

ASR to PSR Mapping

 

LSR to PSR Mapping

 

Product Catalog

 

Customer Management

 

Trouble Management

 

Work Management

 

PERT Chart

 

Rules and Behaviors

 

Equipment Specifications

 

Equipment Installation

 

Auto Design

 

Path Analysis

 

IP Address Management

 

TN Administration

 

Group Assign

 

Reconciliation

 

Engineering Work Order (EWO)

 

LERG

 

NPA/NXX Split Utility

 

Background Processor

 

Custom Attributes

 

APIs (list which ones)

 

Diversity Module

 

SONET Module

 

SONET AutoBuild

 

Broadband Design Module

(non-template ATM/FR and DSL)

 

DSL Module (non-template)

 

VPN Module (non-template)

 

Network Design Canvas

(general templates and graphical design)

 

ATM/FR Technology Module

(template based)

 

DLC Technology Module

(template based)

 

DSL Technology Module

(template based)

 

Ethernet Technology Module

(template based)

 

Fiber Based Broadband Delivery Module

(template based)

 

IP Technology Module

(template based)

 

MPLS Technology Module

(template based)

 

Optical/TDM Technology Module

(template based)