Release Note

Staging Prerequisites
Staging Prerequisites
ICM System Design Specification
An ICM/NAM System Design Specification should be documented and accepted prior to every staging
event. A System Design Specification consists of diagrams and records required to execute the Staging
phase. An ICM 6.0(0) System Design Specification Template can be found at
http://www.cisco.com/partner/WWChannels/technologies/IPCC/design2.html
These diagrams and records contain settings and values that are required inputs during the setup of all 3
rd
Party and ICM Software.
A System Design Specification should consist of:
o Description of ICM Sites and Nodes
o Data Communications Infrastructure
o Event Notification and Remote Access Points
o ICM Naming Convention for Domain, Instance, DNS Suffix, Sites, Networks, Hostnames
o IP Addressing Scheme
o Windows 2000 Model
o Active Directory Plan
 Domain Controllers
 Trust Relationships
 Domain Members
 Standalone Servers
 Active Directory Sites
 Time Source
o DNS Plan
 DNS Servers and Clients
 DNS Forward and Reverse Lookup Zones and Records
o System Diagrams
o Configuration Settings (Physical Controller ID’s, Logical Controller ID’s and Peripheral
Controller ID’s)
o 3
rd
Party Host Forms – entries/values for fields which are blank or different from defaults utilized
during Setup of 3
rd
Party Software
Release 6.0(0) Staging on Windows 2000
6 6