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admin:deployment [2018/02/14 05:14] – [Local IT expertise] Craig Drownadmin:deployment [2021/10/08 11:18] – Gary Willetts
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-====== mSupply deployment ======+====== 25.14. mSupply deployment ======
 This document gives an overview of the process of installing mSupply at a new location. This document gives an overview of the process of installing mSupply at a new location.
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 ===== Terms ===== ===== Terms =====
   * A **virtual store** will usually map to a physical location- either a separate warehouse or an entity within a warehouse that has it's own items and facilities and transactions    * A **virtual store** will usually map to a physical location- either a separate warehouse or an entity within a warehouse that has it's own items and facilities and transactions 
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   * A **customer** may be a supply point- not necessarily an entity that pays for supplies.   * A **customer** may be a supply point- not necessarily an entity that pays for supplies.
  
-===== Cloud or Local ===== +===== Cloud or local ===== 
-Criteria for for a robust local installation of mSupply.+Criteria for for a robust **local** installation of mSupply:
  
 ==== Physical locations ==== ==== Physical locations ====
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   * Scalability- as the size of your installation grows you might have to buy new hardware (more speed, RAM, storage)   * Scalability- as the size of your installation grows you might have to buy new hardware (more speed, RAM, storage)
     * Expect to purchase a main server plus one extra server for every 35 remote desktop users and one web server for every 1000 sync users.     * Expect to purchase a main server plus one extra server for every 35 remote desktop users and one web server for every 1000 sync users.
 +    * This is much easier for a cloud or virtual server - you just assign more RAM, storage or CPUs to the server
   * Redundancy   * Redundancy
     * if hardware failure will create more downtime than is acceptable (realistically it will create one or two days of downtime), then you need to have a redundant system. That is, you need to:     * if hardware failure will create more downtime than is acceptable (realistically it will create one or two days of downtime), then you need to have a redundant system. That is, you need to:
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 ==== Electricity supply ==== ==== Electricity supply ====
     * Stable, earthed electricity supply     * Stable, earthed electricity supply
-    * UPS systems with enough runtime to cover outages.+    * UPS systems with enough runtime to cover outages and the ability to communicate with the server so it can gracefully shutdown before batteries are exhausted.
     * A generator system with auto-start might be needed.     * A generator system with auto-start might be needed.
     * All of the above at the redundant site as well.     * All of the above at the redundant site as well.
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 ==== Local IT expertise ==== ==== Local IT expertise ====
   * Sufficient local expertise to distinguish between hardware, software, network and electricity issues.   * Sufficient local expertise to distinguish between hardware, software, network and electricity issues.
-  * The experitise must be available during all hours the system must be available +  * The expertise must be available during all hours the system must be available 
-  * Written failover plans for failures in the above systems.+  * Written fail-over plans for failures in the above systems.
   * Ability to execute plans on time when there is a failure.   * Ability to execute plans on time when there is a failure.
   * Knowledge transfer to new staff when existing staff leave.   * Knowledge transfer to new staff when existing staff leave.
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 ==== Users ==== ==== Users ====
 The permissions system can be set up for individual users, or be based on groups.  The permissions system can be set up for individual users, or be based on groups. 
-See [[.:tables_fields:foreign_keys|Managing users]]+See [[tables_fields:foreign_keys|Managing users]]
  
 ==== Warehouse management ==== ==== Warehouse management ====
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 Otherwise you will need to design a location scheme. Otherwise you will need to design a location scheme.
  
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