Readiness

1. Readiness Overview

Now that we have built the system we are ready to move to the readiness phase in which you will need to verify your implementation meets the objectives of the project vision and also start to prepare the environment for the new MetaFrame Farm. This is accomplished through the following:

 Testing your new MetaFrame farm

 Pilot Implementation

 Rollout any remaining MetaFrame servers

 Implement Change Management policies and procedures

2. Testing your New MetaFrame Environment

You will now need to test your new MetaFrame environment to identify and correct any issues with the MetaFrame XP architecture and implementation prior to the production rollout. You will be tasked to test the functionality and stability of the new farm.

Keeping with the scope of this document you will not be required to perform full regression testing but you will need to test all the components / features to verify that they meet the requirements set forth in achieving the vision of the project with room to grow.

This is done by testing all the features of MetaFrame from a variety of clients that you will be supporting. You will also want to clean up any error messages that might appear in the Event Viewer of a MetaFrame Server.

In the following sections you will find a pilot / test user that I feel is a great starting point to test your farm. If you pass all the questions and have completed any additional testing you will be ready to move on to a pilot rollout in which you will assist with further testing your new environment.

3. Pilot Implementation

Now we are ready to present the new MetaFrame farm to a select group of end-users in the form of a Pilot rollout. A pilot implementation will help further the process of testing and at the same time, be a proving ground for the MetaFrame implementation. The pilot consists of an actual production environment with live users. The pilot provides the baseline environment on which additional enhancements can be tested.

Throughout the Pilot you will want to verify and document the following:

 User experience.

 Business functionality.

 Overall usability

This is accomplished by putting real end-users to work and the polling them on the above topics. You will need to work with your customer to derive a well rounded list of end-users to test the environment. I mean, you will not want only the most savvy users testing the farm but some middle of the road users and a few of the most remedial of all the end-users. This will give your polling data a well rounded edge and more accurate results.

End-user polling results can be derived through a multitude of ways. The following are just a few:

 Provide the end-users with a evaluation sheet that asks them their perception of their new environment

 Go out and talk to the end-user base face-to-face and get their true opinions.

Once you have completed the pilot testing you will be ready to compile the results and present them to the customer in a formal move on to the rollout phase.

3. 1. Test Schema for pilot user / test user

The following tables are a good starting point to verify the stability and functionality of your new MetaFrame farm.

Dear Pilot User

It has been requested of you that you participate as a pilot user of the new application deployment mechanism designed to address the rapid deployment of applications and provide a consistent perception of performance and high user availability from any device, over any network, from anywhere.

On the following pages you will find detailed instructions of how to log in to your new environment and a questionnaire to complete as part of your obligations as a pilot user. If you have any questions please contact: pilotadmin@mycompany.com

Thank you,

MetaFrame Rollout Team

Please fill out the following questions:

NFuse Application Portal Check Schema	
Log on to the Portal
Do you see all of your applications?
Are the expected icons available
Start a application
Is it possible to minimize a application
Is it possible to maximize a application
Can you use Hotkeys


Comments

Outlook Check Schema	
Is Outlook configured with your own mail box when started
Logoff and start Outlook again do you have access to the same mail box
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start Outlook again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to send a mail to your colleague
Is it possible to receive a mail from your colleague
It possible to send a mail to a mailing list
Do you have access to the Address book
Do you have access to public folders
Is it possible to print a mail
Is it possible to use hotkeys in Outlook


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Word Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start Word again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to open a document from your x-drive
Is it possible to open a document from your x-drive
Is it possible to save a document to your drives
Is it possible to use a template
Is it possible to print from Word
Is it possible to use hotkeys in word
Is it possible to insert a picture in a document
Is it possible to use the Spelling and Grammar


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Excel Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start Excel again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to open a file from your P-drive
Is it possible to open a file from your G-drive
Is it possible to save a file to your drives
Is it possible to use a template
Is it possible to print from Excel
Is it possible to use hotkeys in Excel
Is it possible to use a Macro
Is it possible to create a new Macro


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PowerPoint Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start PowerPoint again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to open a presentation from your P-drive
Is it possible to open a presentation from your G-drive
Is it possible to save a presentation to your drives
Is it possible to use a template
Is it possible to print from PowerPoint
Is it possible to use hotkeys


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Access Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start Access again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to open a Database from your P-drive
Is it possible to open a Database from your G-drive
Is it possible to save a Database to your drives
Is it possible to use a template
Is it possible to print from Access
Is it possible to use hotkeys in Access


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Publisher Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start Publisher again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to open a file from your P-drive
Is it possible to open a file from your G-drive
Is it possible to save a file to your drives
Is it possible to use a template
Is it possible to print from Publisher
Is it possible to use hotkeys in Publisher


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MultiLanguage Check Schema	
Is it possible to change language
Logoff and then start an Office application, does this start in the selected language
Check the Spelling and Grammar tool

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Internet Explorer Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.gthen logoff and start IE again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to print from IE
Is it possible to use hotkeys
Is it possible to add a page to your Favorites
Is it possible to open a PDF-file


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Acrobat Reader Check Schema	
Make some personal settings, e.g... then logoff and start Acrobat Reader again do you have the same settings.
Is it possible to open a file from your x-drive
Is it possible to open a file from your x-drive
Is it possible to print
Is it possible to use hotkeys
Is it possible to open the same PDF-file from your Internet Explorer


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Desktop Check Schema	
Is it possible to create a shortcut on the desktop
Is it possible to rename the same shortcut on the desktop
Is it possible to delete the same shortcut on the desktop
Is it possible to empty the Recycle Bin


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Helpdesk Check Schema	
Is it possible to contact the Helpdesk?


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Printers Check Schema	
Do you have a default printer
Is it possible to change the default printer