configuration management

(1) In a network, a system for gathering current configuration information from all nodes in a LAN.

(2) In software development, a system for keeping track of large projects. Although version control, which maintains a database of revisions, is part of the system, a full-blown software configuration management system (SCM system or CM system) automatically documents all components used to build executable programs. It is able to recreate each build as well as to recreate earlier environments in order to maintain previous versions of a product. It may also be used to prevent unauthorized access to files or to alert the appropriate users when a file has been altered.

Increasingly, parts of version control and configuration management are being added to application development systems. Examples of stand-alone configuration management systems are PVCS, CCC/Harvest and ClearCase. See CSCI.

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configuration management - A discipline applying technical and administrative controls to:

1. Identification and documentation of physical and functional characteristics of configuration items.

2. Any changes to characteristics of those configuration items.

3. Recording and reporting of change processing and implementation of the system.

See also code management, software life-cycle.

Network configuration management solutions are specifically designed to automate the process of changing, securing and managing devices throughout the enterprise.

Network configuration management: an innovative, additional layer of ... by Schrodel, David / Computer Technology Review

a leading provider of security policy enforcement software, today announced that Cambia CM is integrated with the IBM Tivoli([R]) Change and Configuration Management Database (CCMDB) and has received the Ready for IBM Tivoli Software technical validation.

Cambia Security Provides Continuous Security and Compliance Visibility by Business Wire

Nasdaq:ATRS), a pioneer of service-oriented management solutions, today announced the new Altiris([R]) Client Security Management Suite([TM]), an integrated bundle of security and configuration management solutions that automate compliance, data protection and security threat mitigation.

Altiris Integrates Security with Configuration Management to Automate ... by Business Wire

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