Deployment planning

A detailed deployment plan is essential to achieving an efficient, trouble-free deployment. If the deployment is large or complex, engage your Forcepoint distributor and Forcepoint Sales Engineer for assistance.

A complete deployment plan includes:
  1. A list of Forcepoint security technologies to be deployed, their components, where the components are installed, and their requirements and dependencies, including version compatibility with other components, host operating system, and third-party software components.
  2. A careful estimate of the computer and network resources needed to meet your performance requirements, and that meet the requirements of the technologies to be deployed.
  3. A plan for the location of physical equipment and its placement in the network, including subnetting and reserved IP addresses.
  4. An understanding of point-to-point network port requirements, firewall rules, routing, and other network configuration provisions.
  5. A configuration plan for your Forcepoint security solutions (web, email, DLP, and end points) that defines needed policies and rules.
  6. If using X Series equipment, special arrangements need to be made for taking delivery of the hardware. Due to its size and weight, X Series has special requirements. See Receiving and racking the hardware, in this guide.

Use the following resources in the preparation of your deployment plan.