POC Deployment
A POC validates functionality, integrations and performance before purchase or production rollout. Use an isolated test environment, test accounts and sanitized samples. Obtain approval, isolation and backups before connecting production systems or importing real business files.
Define the Scope
| Goal | Preparation |
|---|---|
| File management and collaboration | Representative files, departments, accounts, invitation and link-sharing scenarios |
| Preview and search | Actual Office, PDF, CAD or image samples and expected results |
| Integration | SSO, directory synchronization and API test systems and permissions |
| HA and storage | Architecture, capacity, concurrency, backup and failover acceptance criteria |
| Data ferry | Separate networks, transfer channel, direction and approval policy |
| Zhichao AI | Authorized samples, model choice, OCR/vectorization workload and compute resources |
Prepare the Environment
Use the configuration advisor and server requirements. Select a security-maintained OS validated for the delivered version. Combined deployment is suitable for simple evaluation; HA, object-storage and data-ferry tests require the corresponding nodes and networks.
Provide time-limited deployment access through approved VPN or bastion services. Confirm download and licensing allowlists in advance. Arrange offline delivery separately for isolated networks; do not expose public ports merely to simplify testing.
Initialize and Validate
- Initialize administrators, notification mail and enterprise settings; protect credentials.
- Import test departments and members, then configure roles, sharing and access boundaries.
- Train administrators, department managers and users.
- Test transfers, permissions, preview, search and selected extensions against an agreed checklist; record issues and acceptance results.
The white paper's example provides 30 days and 100 test accounts. Actual duration, accounts, modules and support arrangements are governed by the agreed trial authorization and service terms.
Close the Trial
Reassess production architecture, capacity and security after acceptance. Migrate or remove test data and revoke temporary access and credentials. Arrange extensions before the trial expires.