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Configuration
Management Definition
Configuration
management definition is fairly clear:
‘The process of identifying and
defining Configuration Items in a system, recording and reporting
the status of Configuration Items and Requests for Change, and
verifying the completeness and correctness of Configuration
Items’.
Configuration
management definition – relationship with Change
management
As you can see from
the definition there is an extremely strong relationship with Change
Management. With current, accurate and comprehensive information
about all components in the infrastructure the management of Change,
in particular, is more effective and efficient.
Configuration
management definition – Change and Configuration Management… Should
they be integrated?
Change Management can
be integrated with Configuration Management. As a minimum it is
recommended that the logging and implementation of Changes be done
under the control of a comprehensive Configuration Management system
and that the impact assessment of Changes is done with the aid of
the Configuration Management system.
All Change requests
should therefore be entered in the Configuration Management Database
(CMDB) and the records updated as the Change request progresses
through to implementation.
The Configuration
Management system identifies relationships between an item that is
to be changed and any other components of the infrastructure,
allowing the owners of these components to be involved in the impact
assessment process.
Whenever a Change is
made to the infrastructure, associated Configuration Management
records should be updated in the CMDB. Where possible, this is best
accomplished by use of integrated tools that update records
automatically as Changes are made.
THE ASSET MANAGEMENT TOOLKIT
Each
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