You're working on an absolute drop-dead deadline. In a normal installation you can be off by three or four days. But here, if you're off by three days you might as well never have started. You also must complete what you can beforehand. Planning includes careful analysis to ensure the on-site deployment will go as quickly as possible.
Nothing is left to chance.
Over the course of the years we've developed many techniques for putting things together in a hurry, like racks put together with quick disconnect umbilicals. We use standard net troubleshooting tools like Fluke Corp. tools. Daniel Dern is a freelance writer and networking expert. Ziff-Davis Inc. All Rights Reserved.