Apstra Customer Deployment Checklist

This document is a checklist designed for customers deploying Apstra-driven Data Centers. It provides a structured approach to facilitate the deployment process. The checklist includes essential steps such as establishing console and management connections, cabling the new fabric, and gathering management information. It emphasizes the importance of connecting switches correctly and ensuring that management ports share a common VLAN and IP network with the Apstra Server. Furthermore, it outlines the necessary information for setting up a virtualization environment, including details for VMware ESXi installation. The document also specifies requirements for internet access, hardware information about switches, and details related to the Apstra system. Additionally, it covers IP fabric-related information, VRFs, virtual networks, and generic systems. Each section of the checklist is aimed at ensuring a smooth installation and deployment of the Apstra system in a greenfield data center environment.