The following guides are fundamental to the planning, deployment, and administration of an NSP system, and are intended to be consumed in the order shown:

• NSP Installation and Upgrade Guide—describes NSP deployment options and platform configuration; includes software installation, upgrade, and integration procedures

• NSP Planning Guide—describes the required NSP environment and platform resources, provides network and security specifications, and includes scaling and performance guidelines

• NSP System Administrator Guide—describes administrative responsibilities such as NSP security, system control and configuration, NSP system configuration, and data backup and restore

• NSP System Architecture Guide—this guide; acquaints the reader with the NSP product functions, main system elements, and platform programmability; describes structural and design aspects that include system security, networking, and fault tolerance

The NSP documentation suite also includes the following:

• NSP Release Description—describes the features and functions in an NSP release; includes information such as functional enhancements and resolved product issues

• NSP Release Notice—contains special or notable information about an NSP release, such as deployment limitations or product enhancements not covered in the core documentation

• NSP User Guide—describes NSP access and use for operators; introduces the NSP UI functions, and describes how to obtain NSP software and documentation

• function-specific management guides—multiple guides that each describe how to use an NSP facility, for example, service management, which is described in the NSP Service Management Guide; example use cases are provided

• NSP utility help—multiple guides that each describe the function and operation of an NSP utility; example use cases are provided

• NSP Glossary—defines acronyms, initialisms, and other terms used in the NSP product interfaces and documentation