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	Configuration Management Toolkit
		Configuration management is a complex undertaking, embracing a number of disciplines.
		This is a full and comprehensive presentation on the concept and benefits of configuration management, and includes extensive speaker notes.
		The Configuration Management Toolkit is provided largely in MS-Word format, and is designed to prove invaluable in understanding, and addressing, all the key issues.
	www.configurationkit.com (429 words)

	Configuration Management Software Configuration Management
		Software Configuration Management, essential to successful software development, is the discipline that applies control over the lifecycle of digital assets.
		A task-based approach to Software Configuration Management is intuitive as it enables you to group and manage complex changes, which can impact several files in a configuration, within a single object.
		When integrated with Change Management, Software Configuration Management enables software development tasks to be driven by change requests, providing developers with the full context for their work and project managers with visibility of the status of change requests through to their implementation and release in new software builds.
	www.telelogic.com /solutions/application_lifecycle_management/software-configuration-management.cfm (364 words)

	The ACME Project - SCM Definitions
		Configuration Management is the process of identifying and defining the items in the system, controlling the change of these items throughout their lifecycle, recording and reporting the status of items and change requests, and verifying the completeness and correctness of items.
		Configuration Management is a discipline applying technical and administrative direction and surveillance to identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item, control changes to those characteristics, record and report change processing and implementation status, and verify compliance with specified requirements.
		Configuration Management: The process of identifying and defining the configuration items in a system by controlling their release and any subsequent changes throughout the system life cycle; recording and reporting the status of configuration items and change requests; and verifying the completeness and correctness of configuration times.
	www.cmcrossroads.com /bradapp/acme/scm-defs.html (3239 words)

	Configuration management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The management of security features and assurances through control of changes made to hardware, software, firmware, documentation, test, test fixtures and test documentation of an automated information system, throughout the development and operational life of a system.
		After establishing a configuration, such as that of a telecommunications or computer system, the evaluating and approving changes to the configuration and to the interrelationships among system components.
		Configuration Management Kit a collection of templates, draft plans and similar resources to support CM implementation..
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Configuration_management (744 words)

	Configuration Management
		Configuration management is the process that identifies how various IT components are linked, and how they work together within the IT environment.
		The goal of configuration management is to ensure that authorized configuration component relationships are identified and that all changes to the environment are documented and tracked.
		If configuration management data is not accurate or accessible, it is difficult to optimize the deployment of IT assets, introduce changes smoothly or resolve any potential problems.
	www.aperture.com /enterprise_strategies/configuration_management.php (635 words)

	Microsoft Solutions for Management: Service Management Functions: Configuration Management (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Configuration management is a critical process responsible for identifying, controlling, and tracking all versions of hardware, software, documentation, processes, procedures, and all other inanimate components of the information technology (IT) organization.
		Configuration management is graphically represented in the form of a process flow diagram (Figure 1) that identifies the activities needed to successfully manage and control key components of an IT infrastructure.
		The size of the configuration management staff depends on the size of the organization, the size and frequency of changes and releases in the IT environment, the automation of the CMDB, and the granularity at which CIs are recorded in the CMDB.
	www.microsoft.com /technet/itsolutions/cits/mo/smf/smfcfgmg.mspx (8128 words)

	Software configuration management - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Source configuration management (Often used to indicate that a variety of artifacts may be managed and versioned, including software code, documents, design models, and even the directory structure itself.)
		Build Management- Managing the process and tools used for builds.
		Change Management Software, A 100% web-based SCM, used to automate change control based on requirement from Sarbanes-Oxley and ITIL.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Software_configuration_management (518 words)

	SERL Configuration Management Papers
		Configuring and deploying a large software system is complicated when the system is composed of components and when there are numerous possible configurations for the system.
		NUCM separates configuration management repositories (i.e., the stores for versions of artifacts) from configuration management policies (i.e., the procedures according to which the versions are manipulated) by providing a generic model of a distributed repository and an associated programmatic interface.
		NUCM separates configuration management repositories (i.e., the stores for versions of artifacts) from configuration management policies (i.e., the procedures by which the versions are manipulated) by providing a generic model of a distributed repository and an associated programmatic interface.
	serl.cs.colorado.edu /~serl/cm/Papers.html (2191 words)

	Raven Configuration Management and Project Management
		Common traps and pitfalls to be avoided in the Configuration Management process are also described.
		During his early years, he observed how integral Configuration Management was to the successful operation of any project or program.
		He proceeded to develop and enhance existing Configuration Management processes, both manual and automated (PDM/PLM systems), and developed a universal, generic 'best CM practices' methodology in conjunction with other members of the international CM community.
	www.configuration.org (2596 words)

	Network Configuration Management \| Manage Configurations of Switches, Routers, Firewalls \| Cisco Config :: DeviceExpert
		ManageEngine DeviceExpert is a web-based Network Change and Configuration Management (NCCM) solution that enables Network Administrators to efficiently manage the configurations of Network Devices such as switches, routers, firewalls and others.
		DeviceExpert offers multi-vendor network device configuration, continuous monitoring of configuration changes, notifications on respective changes, detailed operation audit and trails, easy and safe recovery to trusted configurations, automation of configuration tasks and insightful reporting.
		Deviceexpert could be used as a Device Manager to manage the devices from these vendors.
	www.manageengine.com /products/device-expert (340 words)

	Cisco - Configuration Management: Best Practices White Paper
		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.
		Configuration management performance indicators provide a mechanism to validate and audit network configuration standards and critical success factors.
		The first objective of the team is to implement configuration management performance indicators in order to identify configuration management issues.
	www.cisco.com /warp/public/126/configmgmt.html (2650 words)

	Configuration Management
		For IT managers, the complexity and number of systems in the IT infrastructure is a nightmare to manage.
		Configuration Management gives IT managers an advanced degree of knowledge and control over their IT infrastructure that's impossible to achieve solely with traditional systems management products or manual data collection.
		Automated, multi-platform configuration reporting and change monitoring provides a proactive means to ensuring the availability of your infrastructure through every stage of its lifecycle.
	www.pillar-solutions.com /s_configuration_management (224 words)

	Unix Configuration Management Tools
		Configuration management is related (a part of any proper development process), but we often fail to use it in non-software-development areas, even if we do use it for software.
		The tool is designed as a management tool for those who would otherwise telnet to more than one server to manage the servers and who must look at different docs and man pages to find commands for different platforms in order to create or manage users and groups and to initiate and monitor processes.
		A configuration item is an instance of a physical, logical or conceptual entity that is part of your environment and has configurable attributes specific to that instance.
	www.softpanorama.org /Admin/unix_conf_management.shtml (11864 words)

	CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING CHANGE CONTROL
		As a prerequisite to configuration control, it is important to understand the classes of change and the implications of these changes on the bill of material structure.
		For example, if the change in configuration was authorized by a deviation or waiver, the deviation or waiver identification and date should be maintained in the order bill to provide a logical audit trail in reconciling the as-built configuration to the as-designed configuration.
		Configuration management is a critical discipline in delivering products that meet customer requirements and that are built according to approved design documentation.
	www.npd-solutions.com /configmgt.html (2774 words)

	Configuration management
		Using the agent model, detailed configuration data such as device drivers, disk configuration and application data can be collected and transmitted to a central management repository.
		The configuration management architecture should provide the flexibility to schedule data collections at frequent intervals as well as the ability to perform on-request collections.
		Besides monitoring, configuration management involves adjusting configurations to enforce compliance with corporate standards, change passwords across the company when someone leaves, and install patches to machines running a particular application.
	www.networkworld.com /details/754.html (1021 words)

	Configuration Management (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Configuration management is the discipline of managing and controlling change in the evolution of software systems.
		Configuration management systems automate the identification of versions, their storage and retrieval, and supports status accounting.
		Management perspective: SCM controls the evolution and integrity of a product by identifying its elements, managing and controlling change, and verifying, recording and reporting on configuration information.
	cs.wwc.edu /~aabyan/435/Configuration.html (193 words)

	Configuration Management Frequently Asked Questions
		Comp.software.config-mgmt is intended to be a forum for discussions issues related to configuration management (CM), both the bureaucratic procedures and the tools used to implement CM strategies.
		While process management and control are necessary for a repeatable, optimized development process, a solid configuration management foundation for that process is essential.
		By the mid 1980's DSEE had build management capabilities that included automatic dispatching of component builds to remote machines on the network so that a complete software subsystem could be created in parallel from a single user command without modification to the build directives (known as a model).
	www.daveeaton.com /scm/CMFAQ.html (7961 words)

	Intelliden - Network Configuration Management
		In contrast, network configuration management systems are built to understand all of the functions, and hence the entire network configuration, of a device.
		They track who changed a configuration when, where and why, and archive changes to each configuration to enable a previous working version to be installed if a problem is encountered.
		More importantly, network configuration management systems enable daily configuration tasks to be performed using the business processes of your organization.
	www.intelliden.com /page.asp?id=Insights&subID=Configuration_Management (702 words)

	Configuration Application Block (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Transformers translate the configuration information between the form the application expects (for example a set of objects) and the form the storage provider requires (for example an XML document).
		The metadata includes information such as the name of the configuration section, the storage location, and the type names of the objects to be used when reading or writing configuration settings.
		Configuration settings are grouped together and referred to as a configuration section.
	msdn.microsoft.com /library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnbda/html/cmab.asp (2267 words)

	R.S. Pressman & Associates, Inc.
		Software configuration management (SCM) is a set of activities that are designed to control change by identifying the work products that are likely to change, establishing relationships among them, defining mechanisms for managing different versions of these work products, controlling changes that are imposed, and auditing and reporting on the changes that are made.
		Berlack (Software Configuration Management, Wiley, 1992) presents a useful survey of SCM concepts, emphasizing the importance of the repository and tools in the management of change.
		Berczuk and Appleton (Software Configuration Management Patterns, Addison-Wesley, 2002) present a variety of useful patterns that assist in understanding SCM and implementing effective SCM systems.
	www.rspa.com /spi/SCM.html (870 words)

	Configuration Application Block
		To read configuration data into your application or to write it to a configuration file, you declare a class that will contain the data.
		The Configuration Application Block depends on code included in the Enterprise Library, including common library functionality, such as instrumentation, which provides various functions for exposing events and data used for system management.
		If there is no transformer, configuration settings objects are returned to the application in the same form as provided by the storage provider.
	msdn2.microsoft.com /en-us/library/ms954818.aspx (2267 words)

	Cirrus Configuration Management SolarWinds
		In less than 30 seconds, we resolved a configuration issue we had spent hours resolving in two previous situations.
		Cirrus is a comprehensive, intuitive solution designed to streamline and automate network configuration management.
		Whether you're faced with managing network configurations for 50 or 5,000 devices, Cirrus provides you with an intuitive solution that will immediately impact the bottom line.
	www.solarwinds.net /Configuration-Management/Index.htm (187 words)

	Configuration Management Bibliography
		Bersoff et al focuses on the management perspective of CM and discusses four basic elements of CM: identification, control, audit, and status accounting.
		This document is complemented by IEEE Guide to Software Configuration Management 1042, which provides guidance to CM planning practices serving three groups: software developers, software managers, and persons responsible for preparing CM plans.
		A., "The Past, Present and Future of Configuration Management", To be published in the Proceedings of the IFIP World Congress, Madrid Spain, September 1992, pp.
	www.sei.cmu.edu /legacy/scm/bib/cm_bib.html (1487 words)

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