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Introduction and Prerequisites

This guide is for the people responsible for deploying Device42 in your organization. It walks you through the full implementation process, from understanding how Device42 fits into your environment, through discovery and data validation, to getting data on screen and working with it. These steps map to the four phases of a Device42 implementation (Deploy, Discover, Data Validation, and Display), which are covered in detail in the pages that follow.

Prerequisites​

Before diving in, it's recommended that you have:

  • A valid Device42 license file obtained from Device42
  • Access to a supported hypervisor or cloud platform (VMware vCenter, Hyper-V, Citrix, AWS, or Azure) to host the Main Appliance
  • An understanding of network engineering and your IT environment
  • Completed the following training modules available at the Device42 Academy:
    • Device42 Certified Technical Administrator (DCT-A) Course
    • Implementation Fundamentals: Deployment
    • Implementation Fundamentals: Discovery