Checklist: Staging a NAP Deployment
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
This parent checklist includes cross-reference links to important concepts about staging your Network Access Protection (NAP) deployment. It also contains links to subordinate checklists that will help you complete the required tasks. Perform these tasks after you have completed lab testing of NAP.
Note
Complete the tasks in this checklist in order. When a reference link takes you to a conceptual topic or to a subordinate checklist, return to this topic after you review the conceptual topic or you complete the tasks in the subordinate checklist so that you can proceed with the remaining tasks in this checklist.
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Checklist: Staging a NAP deployment
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Identify and prioritize goals; decide on enforcement types; define governance policy; identify pilot sites; document deployment decisions and processes. |
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Implement a NAP pilot deployment using reporting mode; start with a contained site or subnet and expand until you have fully deployed NAP at the pilot site. |
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Configure your NAP pilot deployment for deferred enforcement mode; evaluate impact. |
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Configure your NAP pilot deployment for full enforcement mode. |
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Add more system health agents (SHAs); configure NAP to first report and then later enforce compliance for these new SHAs when compliance levels are high enough to meet your goals; reevaluate your compliance strategy as necessary. |
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Add sites and scale out; implement load balancing and redundancy as needed; reevaluate goals and assess benefits. |
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Add new enforcement types as required by the architecture and design; repeat the staging process. |
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