DPOD's packaging options support different scenarios:

1. Appliance Mode - Installation on a virtual/physical server
   
   1. Choose Editions - Developer or Standard
   2. Download ISO file
   3. Verify your system requirements , choose a load type and make sure you can allocate the needed resources
   4. Prepare your network configuration
   5. Prepare your monitored devices
   6. Perform the Appliance Installation path
   7. Verify your installation
   8. Consider do the post installation steps
      
      
2. Non Appliance Mode Installation on a Pre-installed server (physical/virtual) with CentOS /RHEL 7.2 only 
   
   1. Verify your system requirements and choose a load type and make sure you can allocate the needed resources
   2. Verify your network configuration requirements
   3. Verify your monitored devices requirements
   4. Prepare the Pre-installed OS for DPOD installation.
   5. Download CEF packaging (Compressed Executable File)
   6. Perform the Non-Appliance Installation path
   7. Verify your installation
   8. Consider do the post installation steps
      
      
3. Developer Edition Installation is used for developer use only and aim to be installed on Laptops.
   
   1. Chose deployment options : ISO file to install on VM Player or Workstation.
   2. Verify your system requirements , choose a load type and make sure you can allocate the needed resources
   3. Prepare your network configuration
   4. Prepare your monitored devices
   5. For ISO installation - read this .
   6. Verify your installation
      
      
4. Multi Node Federation deployment - Installation on a virtual/physical server
   
   1. Submit a sizing request to IBM L2. All Multi node installation will require finalize sizing process to be supported for performance aspects.
   2. Download ISO file and CEF file.
   3. review instructions of a cell environment installation and follow network requirements.
   4. Manager installation - Perform an installation of Appliance Mode or Non-Appliance Mode with Medium Load architecture type to be used as a Manager of the Nodes (Cell Member) in the Cell.
   5. Cell Member installation - Perform an installation of Appliance Mode with High_20dv Load architecture type to to add a single Cell Member to cell
   6. Cell Member Federation - follow the steps for a Cell Member federation.
   7. Prepare your monitored devices
   8. Perform the Appliance Installation path
   9. Verify your installation
   10. Consider do the post installation steps