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Configuration Management
Content:
Configuration Management objective and overview Some definitions Responsibilities and obligations Important aspects:
Configuration Management Database (CMDB) Interfaces to other SM processes Variant and baseline License management Benefits, costs, risks
Configuration Management
Mission Statement
Configuration Management provides a logical model for the infrastructure or a service by identifying, controlling, maintaining, and verifying the versions of Configuration Items (CIs) in existence.
Configuration Management covers the identification, recording, and reporting of IT components, including their versions, constituent components, and relationships. Items that should be under the control of Configuration Management include hardware, software, and associated documentation. The goal of Configuration Management is to provide IT infrastructure control through the identification, registration, monitoring, and management of: All the Configuration Items of the IT infrastructure in scope
All configurations, versions, and their documentation All changes, errors, service level agreements, and history of the components in
general
Relationships between the different components Exceptions between configuration records and the real infrastructure
Configuration Management
Tasks
Configuration Management is responsible for:
Status proof
Control
CMDB
Verification and audit
Configuration Management
Are required to provide services Should be clearly identifiable Are submitted for changes Have to be administered
Configuration Items have:
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CI
CI CI CI
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W.P.
scope
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Tasks
Configuration identification
Configuration Control
Configuration Management
Status Accounting
Configuration Management
Hardware CI Categories
Software
Network
Documentation
Suite 2
Program 1- 3
Subordinated CI (Children)
Module 1- 2- 1
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Module 1- 2- 2
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CMDB Status of CI
Lifecycle of a CI
CMDB scope
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Strategic processes
Finance Architectures Configuration Management Data Base (CMDB)
Other modules
Service Level Management IT Continuity Management
Configuration Management
Release Management
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Documentation and configuration audit Reporting of affected CIs, areas, and people Update documentation
Implementation (includes pre-release testing for software) Post-implementation review Close RFC Closure
Update documentation
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Incident Record
Change Record
CI
Problem Record Known Error Record
Service / SLA
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