Implementation Task Flow

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	1 Understand Cassatt Active Response Service Level Automation
	2 Prepare for your Cassatt Active Response implementation
	3 Set up control node and network hardware and install Cassatt Active Response
	4a Set up application nodes and configure your business applications
	4b Create power only tiers
	5 Configure power management policies and schedules
	6 Manage your Cassatt Active Response environment

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Implementation Task Flow

Intended for use with Cassatt Active Response Premium Edition and Data Center Edition V5.1.

Info Central, like most web sites, is designed to let you choose where you want to go and what you want to read about. For those who prefer a more linear user guide, or for anyone who needs to start from the very beginning, this implementation task flow serves as a "table of contents" to guide you through the documentation you'll need for your own implementation.

Before you start, you might want to read Integrating Cassatt Active Response into Your Enterprise: Automation at Your Own Pace. This article introduces the range of Cassatt Active Response implementations, and will help you make choices for your site.

Depending on your automation needs, you may not need to do step 5b. Step 6 is optional.


Tasks	Applicable Information	Description
1 Understand Cassatt Active Response features, functions, and components	Cassatt Active Response Basic Concepts: Premium Edition, Data Center Edition Sample Implementation: Premium Edition, Data Center Edition Understanding Cassatt Active Response Virtualization Manager	Introduce the Cassatt Active Response environment, its physical and virtual components, and Cassatt Active Response service-level automation. For optional modules, see Feature Packs.
	Understanding Storage Management in Cassatt Active Response Understanding Automatic Discovery and Inventory The Quarantine Feature: Prohibiting Nodes from Cassatt Management	Describe how Cassatt Active Response leverages hardware features for optimal automation.
	Understanding Image Creation and Capture Understanding Monitoring for Business Applications Understanding Tier Configuration and Personalization Understanding Blueprints for Deploying Applications	Provide guidelines for deploying your business applications in the Cassatt Active Response environment, including setting Service Level Agreements.
	Alternative to NFS: Image on Local Disk	Describe alternative ways to use Cassatt Active Response for sites that cannot implement full automation.
2 Prepare for your Cassatt Active Response implementation	Recommended Hardware: Application Nodes and Power Controllers Recommended Hardware: Network Switches	Lists components that have been tested with Cassatt Active Response.
	Network Addresses: Calculating Requirements Storage Space: Calculating Requirements	Help you calculate network addresses and storage capacity.
	User Authentication and Management	Describes using Pluggable Authentication Modules for Linux to set up Cassatt Active Response authentication.
3 Set up control node and network hardware and install Cassatt Active Response	Installing Cassatt Active Response and Control Node Setup: Single Control Node Installing Cassatt Active Response and Control Node Setup: Dual Control Nodes	Describes details about racking, cabling, and configuring a control node for use with Cassatt Active Response, as well as installing the software.
	Controller Online help	Click the help icon in the Cassatt Active Response Controller for assistance with Cassatt Active Response settings and actions, such as adding networks.
4a Set up utility computing nodes	Task Map: Getting Hardware Under Cassatt Active Response Management	A task map for setting up Cassatt Active Response for utility computing.
4a Set up utility computing nodes	Blueprints	This page on Info Central contains a library of application-specific instructions for configuring, creating, and capturing images for use with Cassatt Active Response. You can use these instructions as is or as a template for configuring your own application.
4b Create power only nodes	Power Only Nodes and Tiers: Configuration and Management	Provides procedures for putting running application nodes under minimal Cassatt Active Response control.
5 Configure power management policies and schedules (optional)	Contact support@cassatt.com
6 Manage your Cassatt Active Response environment	Control Node Management Understanding Control Node Failover	Provides a brief overview and operational guidelines and links relevant to using control nodes.
	Accessing Cassatt Active Response Data for Use By Third-Party Monitoring Software	Describes hooking up sample monitoring software to access monitoring data exported from the Cassatt Active Response environment via JMX or SNMP.
	Changing Hardware on Nodes in Dynamic Tiers	Describes how to make changes to hardware in the Cassatt Active Response utility computing environment.
	Updating Images and Tiers	Describes concepts important to installing patches or new versions of software, creating new images from existing images, deleting, migrating, and troubleshooting images.
	Virtualization Manager Administration	Describe the day-to-day management of services, resources, and software versions when using the Virtualization Manager.
	Troubleshooting	Lists common mistakes and provides resolutions for common problems.

Are you using special-purpose Cassatt software? See Feature Packs.

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