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Production Deployment: Production Checklist

Production Deployment: Production Checklist

Part of: Production Deployment Guide

11.1 Pre-Deployment Checklist

Infrastructure:

  • VPC/Network configured with appropriate CIDR blocks
  • Subnets created across multiple availability zones (minimum 3)
  • Security groups configured with least privilege access
  • NAT Gateway/Internet Gateway configured
  • VPN/Direct Connect established (if hybrid deployment)
  • DNS zones created and configured
  • Load balancers provisioned and tested
  • SSL/TLS certificates obtained and installed
  • KMS keys created for encryption
  • S3 buckets created for backups

Kubernetes Cluster:

  • Cluster created with appropriate version (1.28+)
  • Node groups configured with correct instance types
  • Auto-scaling configured (HPA, VPA, Cluster Autoscaler)
  • Storage classes defined
  • CSI drivers installed
  • Monitoring stack deployed (Prometheus, Grafana)
  • Logging stack deployed (ELK, Fluentd)
  • Network policies configured
  • Pod security policies/standards enforced
  • RBAC roles and bindings created

HeliosDB Configuration:

  • Configuration files reviewed and validated
  • Secrets created and encrypted
  • Resource limits defined appropriately
  • Replication factor set (minimum 3)
  • Backup schedule configured
  • Monitoring and alerting rules configured
  • TLS certificates configured
  • Authentication methods configured
  • Authorization policies defined
  • Performance tuning parameters set

11.2 Post-Deployment Checklist

Validation:

  • All pods running and healthy
  • Service endpoints accessible
  • Health checks passing
  • Database connectivity verified
  • Replication working correctly
  • Backups completing successfully
  • Monitoring dashboards showing data
  • Alerts firing appropriately (test)
  • Logs being collected and stored
  • Performance benchmarks run

Security:

  • TLS encryption verified
  • Authentication working
  • Authorization policies effective
  • Network policies enforced
  • Secrets properly encrypted
  • Audit logging enabled
  • Vulnerability scan completed
  • Penetration testing scheduled

Documentation:

  • Runbook created and reviewed
  • Architecture diagrams updated
  • Configuration documented
  • Backup/restore procedures documented
  • Incident response plan created
  • On-call rotation established
  • Training completed for operations team

11.3 Go-Live Checklist

Pre-Go-Live (1 week before):

  • Load testing completed successfully
  • Disaster recovery tested
  • Backup and restore tested
  • Monitoring and alerting validated
  • On-call team trained and ready
  • Rollback plan documented and tested
  • Communication plan established
  • Stakeholders notified

Go-Live Day:

  • War room established
  • Monitoring dashboards open
  • On-call team available
  • Database migration completed (if applicable)
  • Application cutover executed
  • Traffic gradually ramped up
  • Metrics monitored continuously
  • Issues logged and tracked

Post-Go-Live (24 hours):

  • System stability verified
  • Performance metrics reviewed
  • Error rates within acceptable limits
  • User feedback collected
  • Issues resolved or escalated
  • Post-mortem scheduled (if needed)
  • Documentation updated