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= Configuring Service Mesh for production
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When you are ready to move from a basic installation to production, you must configure your control plane, tracing, and security certificates to meet production requirements.

.Prerequisites

* Install and configure {SMProductName}.
* Test your configuration in a staging environment.

include::modules/ossm-smcp-prod.adoc[leveloffset=+1]

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== Additional resources

* For more information about tuning {SMProductShortName} for performance, see xref:../../service_mesh/v2x/ossm-performance-scalability.adoc#ossm-performance-scalability[Performance and scalability].
