This phase involves gathering the resources, including equipment, software, and staff, to properly plan for testing and evaluating MSMQ. Members of the support team should receive training during this phase.
The deployment project manager participates in the executive team and leads the planning team. This individual is usually the head of the Information Systems department.
When setting up the planning team, try to include individuals from the various groups involved in the deployment process. This includes people from the Corporate Support and Employee Training departments, the Corporate Standards Committee, and key installation team members. Individuals from the Finance and Accounting group will need to take part in planning and evaluation later on, but need not be assigned to the team for the full duration of the deployment process.
Obtain sufficient MSMQ and SQL Server licenses to develop and test MSMQ and your MSMQ-based application.
To effectively evaluate and test the MSMQ installation process, and the performance of MSMQ and your MSMQ-based application, you need to set aside sufficient physical space. Your testing lab should accommodate a sufficient number of computers to test everything from server-based Setup, your MSMQ enterprise configuration, and performance of your MSMQ-based application. In addition, if your MSMQ-based application will be running on portable computers that dial in to the company, or interacting with mainframe computers, you need to make sure that the lab computers have full access to the network and an analog phone line.
It is important that you test and implement all of the MSMQ features that your MSMQ-based application will use.
By reviewing this book, the installation and planning teams can gain an extensive understanding of MSMQ features, administration procedures, and installation procedures.
Support team members must become familiar with your MSMQ-based application.