https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCDX-VMware-Certified-Design/Implementation-Install-and-Operational-Guide-How-long/m-p/2970526#M699 <P>These should be separate documents and need to be submitted along with Architecture Design.</P><P>How long they should be - there is no rule. Depends on your design, technologies, products and components used.&nbsp;</P><P>For instance the operational procedures or implementation guide should cover everything that will be required to implement and them operate your environment by the VCP-level person.&nbsp; Whether you include screanshots or not or put it into a table, etc - again that up to you. IMO it have to be readable, and usable to achieve the goal it was written for.</P><P>Just think about a real environment that someone deploys for you and then you need to operate - what would you expect to get / require to operate it in the future?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Having said that there is no single pattern / framework to follow. Hope that helps at least a little bit <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://communities.vmware.com/html/@7651DD0E8772B3B5D93ADA9ABA2E067C/emoticons/1f642.png" alt=":slightly_smiling_face:" title=":slightly_smiling_face:" /></P> Fri, 26 May 2023 18:40:26 GMT piotrowski89p 2023-05-26T18:40:26Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCDX-VMware-Certified-Design/Implementation-Install-and-Operational-Guide-How-long/m-p/2970291#M698 <P>As part of the VCDX documentation, it looks like we also need to include:</P><P>Implementation plan<BR /><BR />Installation guide<BR /><BR />Operational procedures<BR /><BR />Test/validation plan</P><P>How long and detailed should these be? Separate documents each or part of the main design?</P> Thu, 25 May 2023 14:43:05 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCDX-VMware-Certified-Design/Implementation-Install-and-Operational-Guide-How-long/m-p/2970291#M698 reaverza 2023-05-25T14:43:05Z https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCDX-VMware-Certified-Design/Implementation-Install-and-Operational-Guide-How-long/m-p/2970526#M699 <P>These should be separate documents and need to be submitted along with Architecture Design.</P><P>How long they should be - there is no rule. Depends on your design, technologies, products and components used.&nbsp;</P><P>For instance the operational procedures or implementation guide should cover everything that will be required to implement and them operate your environment by the VCP-level person.&nbsp; Whether you include screanshots or not or put it into a table, etc - again that up to you. IMO it have to be readable, and usable to achieve the goal it was written for.</P><P>Just think about a real environment that someone deploys for you and then you need to operate - what would you expect to get / require to operate it in the future?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Having said that there is no single pattern / framework to follow. Hope that helps at least a little bit <img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://communities.vmware.com/html/@7651DD0E8772B3B5D93ADA9ABA2E067C/emoticons/1f642.png" alt=":slightly_smiling_face:" title=":slightly_smiling_face:" /></P> Fri, 26 May 2023 18:40:26 GMT https://communities.vmware.com/t5/VCDX-VMware-Certified-Design/Implementation-Install-and-Operational-Guide-How-long/m-p/2970526#M699 piotrowski89p 2023-05-26T18:40:26Z