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The ECS Designer is an internal tool to help with streamlining the planning and deployment of ECS. It integrates the ECS Configuration Guide with the internal validation process. The tool is in spreadsheet format, and inputs are color-coded to indicate which fields require customer information. The sheets are ordered in a workflow to guide the architects in the planning.
Note: Contact your account team to obtain the latest copy of the ECS Designer.
Also available is an ECS Planning Guide that provides information about planning an ECS installation and site preparation. It also provides an ECS installation readiness checklist and echoes the considerations discussed in this white paper.