I apologize in advance for such an open-ended question. Also, I recognize that this subject is probably as much art as it is science. Nonetheless, I would appreciate any insight that can be offered.
I am looking for guidance on the subject of test lab requirements. Specifically, if an organization has multiple filer models in production, is it sufficient to maintain a single filer model in the lab for testing? More generally, can anyone point me to resources on the general subject of designing a data center test lab? A cursory search of the web was not helpful (probably because I am having some difficulty adequately refining my searches).
Jeff Browning's paper (TR3055 Creating a UNIX-based Database Software Testing Environment Using a NetApp Filer, http://www.netapp.com/tech_library/3055.html) is instructive from a software testing perspective. I'm interested not only in that, but also h/w and s/w compatibility/interoperability testing, as well as performance testing.
Thanks in advance. Again I apologize for the lack of detail in my request.
Joe
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