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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