Network Design and Documentation

Planning: It's Who You Are

• Planning as a personality characteristic
• Find a template that works for you
  • CISCO Network Lifecycle (PPDIOO)
  • Microsoft Project / Excel Template
  • IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)
• Create the implementation plan
• Follow the implementation plan

Planning: What's Included?

• Phase 1: Necessary Information/Data
  • Accurate network diagram
  • Equipment list
  • IP address diagram/spreadsheet
  • Link utilization
  • Configuration commands
  • Timeline
  • Hardware required
  • Relevant contact information
• Phase 2: Implementation Plan
  • Identify devices and tasks (checklist)
  • List necessary software version
  • List configurations
  • Verification and testing
• Phase 3: Documentation
  • Network diagram/information
  • network equipment
  • Current configurations
  • Known issues
  • Network performance baseline
  • Verification commands and results
  • Monitoring and management utilities
  • Photographs and screen-dumps

Documentation should be what you are!

Documentation is like a deprecating asset!