Configuration management and change management are two closely related but different terms. Preface understanding the peoplesoft online help and peoplebooks the peoplesoft online help is a website that enables you to view all help content for peoplesoft. Software configuration management in software engineering. Lmtas cma0003 f 01 march 199 9 3 lmtas configuration management requirements for suppliers and subcontractors 1. Configuration management frequently asked questions. Oracle customers that have purchased support have access to electronic support through my oracle support. Eur ing albert lester ceng, fice, fimeche, fistructe, hon fapm, in project management, planning and control seventh edition, 2017. Documents standardized repeatable methods and procedures.
The cm process is widely used by military engineering organizations to manage changes throughout the system lifecycle. Then comes compiletime variants, also known as conditional compilation. Software cm is a discipline for controlling the evolution. Configuration management cm is the ongoing process of identifying and managing changes to deliverables and other work products. It is abbreviated as the scm process in software engineering. A configuration management strategy is used to identify how, and by whom, the projects products will be controlled and protected. Configuration management is unique identification, controlled storage, change control, and status reporting of selected intermediate work products, product.
Change management, in contrast, deals with how changes are made to those configurations. Salt contains a robust and flexible configuration management framework, which is built on the remote execution core. The purpose of this document is to give an understanding of the importance of the role of the configuration management cm plan, to give the results of a simple. Everyone wants to have stability while still being fast. Configuration management is returned many fold in cost avoidance. This information is now obsolete and is retained online only for archival purposes. Configuration settings management continuous diagnostics and mitigation 4 2.
How the identification scheme addresses versions and releases. How and where the projects products will be stored. Configuration management with puppet it automation for. To know what ports need to be open for the services seems to be more like a question of proper documentation than of configuration management.
Puppet helps us to get to that point, so we can quickly build and configure systems that are standardized and when you become standardized, you become more stable. The cm designator identified in each control represents the nistspecified identifier for the configuration management control family. The cis were assigned to a ci owner, which is also known as owned by team in cherwell. Keywords software engineering, software configuration management, configuration management, embedded systems, agile methods abstract this research studies the adaptation of configuration management. The configuration management process is a framework for setting a baseline for configuration items and adopting change management procedures. Pdf importance of configuration management researchgate. Configuration management manage designs using source control. Configuration management is an increasingly important foundation for a successful tech platform. Changes to this configuration management plan will be coordinated with, and approved by, the undersigned, or their designated representatives.
Note that the ability of users to provide files is also constrained by the file size limit that is set for the environment in configuration files. The primary goal is to increase productivity with minimal mistakes. This includes any end products that will be delivered to the customer, as well as all management products, such as the project management plan and performance management baseline. Enovia engineering configuration central is built upon the enovia platform, which provides collaboration capabilities including supplier security, formal and ad hoc process support, file sharing and distribution. Definition of configuration management used in this book. Configuration management resources describes the cm organizational products, tools, support environment, personnel, and training. The purpose of this chapter is to define configuration management cm and describe its constituent functions, processes, and procedures. What storage and retrieval security will be put in place. Next to that is linkload time configuration by selecting the files to load or to link together. Joe farah identifies the top ten best practices in configuration management and goes even further by listing ten more runnerup practices.
You can use projects to help you manage all the models and associated files for modelbased design. Important warning this document is one of a set of standards developed solely and specifically for use on the rail network owned or managed by the nsw. It has been compiled from many sources, predominantly from. Projects can help you work with configuration management tools for team collaboration. The purpose of this procedure is to describe the process epa program offices and regions. For example, source codes, property files, binaries, servers, and tools can all be configuration items for a software firm. Configuration management deals with the state of any given infrastructure or software system at any given time. Configuration management tools take time to set up and maintain, but using one is well worth the.
Metadata is a database concept that means data about the data stored in the database. On the document management parameters page, on the general tab, you can use the maximum file size in megabytes field to set the maximum file size for attachments. The department of health and human services hhs enterprise performance life cycle eplc is a framework to enhance information technology it. Although cm can seem laborious, if not employed, the.
Configuration management ftp directory listing carnegie. Examples of such individuals are business owner, project manager if identified, and any appropriate stakeholders. Service transition service asset and configuration. Getting started with configuration management usenix. Configuration management cm is a support process for product development and it operates in the context of the development project. The state has adopted the configuration management security principles established in nist sp 80053, configuration management control guidelines as the official policy for this security domain. As part of infrastructure as code iac, configuration management tools enable the use of tested and proven software development practices for managing and provisioning data centers through plaintext definition files. Configuration management principles and practice citeseerx. When a document file identification number enters controlled status. Software configuration management is defined as a process to systematically manage, organize, and control the changes in the documents, codes, and other entities during the software development life cycle. Cdm configuration settings management csm capability department of homeland security. Although in the confined project management context, configuration management is often assumed to be synonymous with versioncontrol of documentation or software, it is of course much more far reaching in the total project.
Project configuration management tasks describe the tasks that are required to apply configuration management to the project. Documentation of the planning process and development of the configuration management plan is required to. Administering software configuration management software configuration management is a project function with the goal to make technical and managerial activities more effective software configuration management can be administered in several ways. Configuration management process as well as the related. Introduction this was the software configuration management frequently asked questions faq file for the newsgroup comp. Software configuration management software configuration management scm is the process of identifying and defining the scis in the system and coordinating the changes made to these items a formal definition. Configuration management is a collection of processes and tools that promote network consistency, track network change, and provide up to date network documentation and visibility. Pdf this chapter is the updated version of the software configuration management scm generally accepted knowledge to be used as a consistent view of. This guide defines and explains what software configuration management is, provides guidelines on how to do it, and defines in detail what a software configuration management plan should contain. Identification this is the specification of all it components configuration items and their inclusion in a configuration management database cmdb.
Configuration management an overview sciencedirect topics. Concepts in configuration management systems ftp directory. What is configuration management in project management. Configuration management cm is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a products performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life. A comprehensive guide to the current state of cm, the text begins with an introduction to. In this article, ill focus on one aspect of automation. Pdf paper starts with research and definition of current enterprise development requirements to support rapid development needs, gaps and ways of. The configuration management plan cmp is developed to define, document, control, implement, account for, and audit changes to the.
Project configuration management is managing the configuration of all of the projects key products and assets. Configuration management represents the one true source of the configuration items. By building and maintaining configuration management bestpractices, you can expect several benefits such as improved network availability and lower costs. Model based management of configurations of a complex. Part management in order to address a wide range of product development, enovia engineering configuration central provides part.
Configuration management adapted from ian sommerville 2006, software engineering, 8th edition. Good leaders in the tech space will want to know what it takes to implement it. Model based management of configurations of a complex systems. Adapted from ian sommerville 2006, software engineering. The configuration management database will be the source of truth for configuration items and their relationship to other configuration items at ucsf. Configuration management plan maintenance the cmp will be updated as per the wbs. What configuration management is and where it originated from.
This framework executes on the minions, allowing effortless, simultaneous configuration of tens of thousands of hosts, by rendering language specific state files. Scm is the process of identifying and defining the items in the system, controlling the. Configuration management schedules describes the general cm activities schedule. Adapted from ian sommerville 2006, software engineering, 8th edition.
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