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Configuration
Management Baseline
Configuration
management baseline is the term given to different levels of build
configuration which can be software or hardware or a mixture of
both.
Configuration
management baseline - definition
A Configuration
baseline is the configuration of a product or system established at
a specific point in time, which captures both the structure and
details of a configuration. It serves as reference for further
activities. An application or software baseline provides the ability
to change or to rebuild a specific version at a later
date.
Configuration
management baseline - furthermore
A configuration
baseline is also a snapshot, or a position, that is recorded.
Although the position may be updated later, the configuration
baseline remains fixed as the original state and is thus available
to be compared with the current position.
A configuration
baseline is used to assemble all relevant components in readiness
for a Change or Release, and to provide the basis for a
configuration audit and regression, e.g. after a Change. The
Configuration Management system should be able to save, protect and
report on a configuration baseline, its contents and
documentation.
Configuration
management baseline – Why?
What we do get in the
end is an invaluable tool to use in those situations such as
regression. A configuration baseline may be created for any or all
of the following reasons:
- As a sound basis for
future work (e.g. a point in the life of a CI from which you can
progress, such as an 'accepted' application).
- As a record of what
CIs were affected by an RFC and what CIs were actually changed.
- As a point you can
fall back to if things go wrong.
Configuration
management baseline – Unique
Configuration
baselines should be unique to their purpose, and the CIs and
information to be controlled in the baseline, including all
commercial off-the-shelf products and proprietary items with their
associated documentation.
THE ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT
Each
item included is of the highest quality, tailor made to cover a
different aspect and issue. It includes presentations,
questionnaires, guidelines, fact sheets.... and whole gamut of
material specifically put together to both introduce and take you
through Asset Management.
It comprises the
following components (click here)
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