Cisco Validated Design Program

System Assurance Guides deliver the results and findings of intensive, ongoing system assurance test programs targeted at major network architectures or technologies.

System Assurance Guides provide:

• Assurance baselines* that are generally aimed at a particular network architecture or technology
• Recommendations that have been reviewed and updated for general deployment
• Evidence that solution requirements have been successfully tested in a scaled customer representative environment
• Proof that there are no observable defects within the scope of the recommendations
• Software release recommendations, and associated platform and network roles
• Key configuration guidance and examples

* A  baseline defines key functional and architectural aspects of a design that have been thoroughly tested end-to-end or within a given product family.  The baseline includes common customer design and configuration examples and should serve as a foundational starting point for new deployments or technological upgrades.

Where the customer network requirements extend beyond the scope of a Cisco Validated Design, Cisco Advanced Services can provide additional services in support of your specific requirements. Refer to Cisco Lifecycle Services.