diff --git a/_topic_map.yml b/_topic_map.yml
index f25f2d06c26a..7d4afdb016f7 100644
--- a/_topic_map.yml
+++ b/_topic_map.yml
@@ -2572,6 +2572,8 @@ Topics:
     File: ossm-performance-scalability
   - Name: Extensions
     File: ossm-extensions
+  - Name: Deploying to production
+    File: ossm-deploy-production
   - Name: Using the 3scale Istio adapter
     File: threescale-adapter
   - Name: Removing Service Mesh
diff --git a/modules/ossm-deploying-jaeger.adoc b/modules/ossm-deploying-jaeger.adoc
index c244e4555da3..a11e68dd4302 100644
--- a/modules/ossm-deploying-jaeger.adoc
+++ b/modules/ossm-deploying-jaeger.adoc
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ To use the `production` deployment strategy, set  `spec.addons.jaeger.install.st
 apiVersion: maistra.io/v2
 kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
 metadata:
-  name: production
+  name: basic
 spec:
   version: v2.0
   tracing:
diff --git a/modules/ossm-smcp-prod.adoc b/modules/ossm-smcp-prod.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c7b4fed72755
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/ossm-smcp-prod.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Module included in the following assemblies:
+//
+// * service_mesh/v2x/ossm-deploy-production.adoc
+
+[id="ossm-smcp-prod_{context}"]
+= Configuring your ServiceMeshControlPlane resource for production
+
+If you have installed a basic `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource to test {ProductShortName}, you must configure it to production specification before you use {ProductName} in production.
+
+You cannot change the `metadata.name` field of an existing `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource. For production deployments, you must customize the default template. 
+
+.Procedure
+
+. Configure Jaeger for production. 
++
+.. Edit the `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource to use the `production` deployment strategy, by setting `spec.addons.jaeger.install.storage.type` to `Elasticsearch` and specify additional configuration options under `install`. You can create and configure your Jaeger instance and set `spec.addons.jaeger.name` to the name of the Jaeger instance, for example,  `jaeger-production`.
++
+.Default Jaeger parameters including Elasticsearch
+[source,yaml]
+----
+apiVersion: maistra.io/v2
+kind: ServiceMeshControlPlane
+metadata:
+  name: basic
+spec:
+  version: v2.0
+  tracing:
+    sampling: 100
+    type: Jaeger
+  addons:
+    jaeger:
+      name: jaeger-production
+      install:
+        storage:
+          type: Elasticsearch
+        ingress:
+          enabled: true
+  runtime:
+    components:
+      tracing.jaeger.elasticsearch: # only supports resources and image name
+        container:
+          resources: {}
+----
+
+. Ensure your security certificates are production ready by installing security certificates from an external certificate authority. For more information, see the Security section.
+
+. Verify the results. Enter the following command to verify that the `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource updated properly. In this example, `basic` is the name of the `ServiceMeshControlPlane` resource.
+
+[source,terminal]
+----
+$ oc get smcp basic -o yaml
+----
diff --git a/service_mesh/v2x/ossm-deploy-production.adoc b/service_mesh/v2x/ossm-deploy-production.adoc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9f812f809332
--- /dev/null
+++ b/service_mesh/v2x/ossm-deploy-production.adoc
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+[id="ossm-production"]
+include::modules/ossm-document-attributes.adoc[]
+= Configuring Service Mesh for production 
+:context: ossm-architecture
+toc::[]
+
+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 {ProductName}.
+* Test your configuration in a staging environment.
+
+include::modules/ossm-smcp-prod.adoc[leveloffset=+1]