The VMware software development and release processes contain mechanisms to ensure that the non-production code is removed or deactivated before deploying into production.
The infrastructure is partitioned into production and non-production environments. The VMware Cloud services development is performed in non-production environments with documented procedures for testing and validation of updates before the release. The production environments contain the underlying infrastructure management software, customer data, and customer virtual machines.
Production and non-production environments are logically and physically separated. The development, quality assurance, and production environments use separate equipment and environments, which are managed separately.
Production data is not replicated or used in non-production environments.
