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+.. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
+.. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
+.. (c) Ericsson AB
+
+============================================================
+Compliance and Verification program system preparation guide
+============================================================
+
+.. toctree::
+   :maxdepth: 2
+
+Version history
+===============
+
++------------+----------+------------------+----------------------------------+
+| **Date**   | **Ver.** | **Author**       | **Comment**                      |
+|            |          |                  |                                  |
++------------+----------+------------------+----------------------------------+
+| 2017-04-25 | 0.0.1    | Chris Price      | Draft version                    |
+|            |          |                  |                                  |
++------------+----------+------------------+----------------------------------+
+
+
+Introduction
+============
+
+This system preparation guide provides a detailed outline of the needed system prerequisites
+and expectations for running OPNFV evaluation testing.
+
+Test planning and preparation
+=============================
+
+https://jira.opnfv.org/browse/DOVETAIL-384
+
+Give an outline of the planning phase.
+
+--------------
+Pre-requisites
+--------------
+
+Describe what needs to be in place before starting.
+
+Required Infrastructure, connectivity needs, LF & CVP accounts and any additional security or peripheral needs.
+Use sub-chapters for instance for any accounts etc that need to be created.
+
+-------------------------------------------
+Preparing the virtualisation infrastructure
+-------------------------------------------
+
+Briefly state what will be tested as an intro, then outline the required system state to be achieved prior to running the tests.
+
+Preparing the test staging host system
+--------------------------------------
+
+https://jira.opnfv.org/browse/DOVETAIL-385
+
+What is required from the system running the CVP test suites?
+
+Required network configuration
+-------------------------------
+
+https://jira.opnfv.org/browse/DOVETAIL-386
+
+VLAN configurations required for NFV deployments.  Non-VLAN configurations if needed.
+
+Preparing your system for CVP testing
+-------------------------------------
+
+https://jira.opnfv.org/browse/DOVETAIL-387
+
+Describe how to realise the "Pharos ready state" and the "Software ready state" in this section.
+