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+ | Configuration Manager is a configuration management database (CMDB) and acts as a repository / data warehouse for information technology (IT) installations. It holds data relating to a collection of IT entities (commonly referred to as configuration items (CI)), as well as descriptive relationships between such entities. | ||
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+ | A Configuration Item may be: | ||
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+ | * A physical entity, such as an '''Asset''' (Server, Switch etc), a User, Request or Document | ||
+ | * A logical entity such as an '''Asset''' (instance of a database) | ||
+ | * Conceptual, such as a '''Service''' | ||
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+ | Regardless of the Configuration Item type it is important to understand and manage their attributes and understand the relationships and dependancies between them. For Example if a database instance get's corrupted, this may affect the ERP service and prevent orders from being processed and directly affect the efficiency and productiveness of a businesses employees. | ||
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IntroductionConfiguration Manager is a configuration management database (CMDB) and acts as a repository / data warehouse for information technology (IT) installations. It holds data relating to a collection of IT entities (commonly referred to as configuration items (CI)), as well as descriptive relationships between such entities. A Configuration Item may be:
Regardless of the Configuration Item type it is important to understand and manage their attributes and understand the relationships and dependancies between them. For Example if a database instance get's corrupted, this may affect the ERP service and prevent orders from being processed and directly affect the efficiency and productiveness of a businesses employees. |
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