Task: Set Up Configuration Management (CM) Environment

Set up the CM Hardware Environment

The Configuration Manager works with the System Administrator to allocate machine resources, and install the necessary software tools.

The key considerations (in order of priority) for the machine dedicated to running the server that mediates access to actual data in the project repository are the following:

Memory Requirements
Disk Input / Output Requirements
Network Bandwidth
Project Repository Disk Space

Information on each of these items is provided under the Project Repository

Map the Architecture to the Repository

The product directory structure serves a logically nested placeholder for all product-related work products. The shape of the directory (which serves as the project repository) depends on the number of subsystems in the overall system, and the number of elements in each subsystem.

Create Initial Set of Versioned Elements

Even on projects with no configuration management there is a notion of a directory structure and an existing body of material that is used by the project on an on-going basis. The idea is to export/import the existing material into the structure created for product development.

Create Integration Workspace

Create private workspace, where individuals can develop and change code in a contained area. The integration workspace is where subsystem and system integrators convince themselves that separately developed and tested components can indeed work together as a product.