>One last item, certainly implied by the final piece of step 1:
>
>7) sell the result to management before you implement, lest they disprupt it
>part way through, leaving you (of course) to make the salvage operation work
>
>Annlee
Yep. Another part of step 1 is accurate determination of top
management's FUD factor: fear, uncertainty, and doubt. Often
something spread by vendors.
It's also worth being aware of top management's attitude toward risk
and technology. Some are early adopters who demand technologies
before they are ready for prime time. Other risk-averse types have
their HR people advertise for people with 10 years experience
administering IOS 12.x.
>""Howard C. Berkowitz"" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > There are lots of posts on "how do I do something for my
> > customer/organization," which, as such, are not the focus of this
> > list. I propose we try to get them much more into the spirit of the
> > list.
> >
> > The Cisco design methodology is a good place to start. True, someone
> > with years of design experience knows when to break the rules.
> > Indeed, my recommended basic methodology isn't exactly the Cisco
> > sequence, although very close.
> >
> > I am far more willing to respond to a "how do I do this" query when
> > someone systematically puts out how they have approached the subject,
> > and where they are stuck. Believe me, this will help you learn.
> > Also, it is an art to identify where you are stuck.
> >
> > In my approach, the basic steps are:
> >
> > 1. Define business requirements, security policy, budget, and
> > executive perceptions of what is important.
> >
> > 2. Inventory the applications. Where are the clients and servers?
> > What OS are they running? What do you know about application traffic
> > patterns? Is there a service level agreement? What problems are
> > perceived by the users? If possible, take benchmarks.
> >
> > 3a) Define a naming strategy and assign hosts to it.
> > b) Define an IP addressing strategy, considering physical location,
>size
> > of broadcast domains, needs for public address space, etc. Do NOT
> > get stuck in allocating class A/B/C spaces; the world, outside the
> > CCNA, is classless. If there is a network in place, take a
>baseline.
> > c) Consider the layer 2 addressing scheme. Are there any needs for
>locally
> > administered MAC addresses (e.g., SNA?) Do you know frame DLCIs, ATM
> > NSAPs, etc.? If there are facilities in place, take baselines.
> > d) Decide where you want to route and where you want to layer 2 switch.
> >
> > 4) Select the networking product features you need. Don't limit
>yourself
> > to router/switch software alone if you have any control over the
>entire
> > environment; it's often better to do things in application hosts or
> > network management servers than to force everything into a router.
> >
> > 5) Select the hardware and media you will need to support the features
> > and network. It's very likely you will bounce back and forth
>between
> > steps 4 and 5, trading off hardware and media bandwidth against
> > software.
> >
> > 6) Verify you have coherent migration, management, and benchmarking
> > plans and tools.
> >
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