Configuring SSH Tectia Manager and deploying the SSH Tectia software need careful preparation and planning. This section describes several characteristics of the target environment that should be mapped out to aid in planning the SSH Tectia Manager deployment. These characteristics influence the optimal ways in which the environment data should be organized in SSH Tectia Manager and help in tailoring the management operations for a better fit with the environment.

A set set of questions is provided in IT Management Processes - Managed Hosts, and an example setup of SSH Tectia Manager is given in Chapter 4 and Chapter 5 to illustrate a typical use scenario.

It is recommended that administrators go through the questions to identify the ones which have relevance in their environments prior to deploying the SSH Tectia software.