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Configuration Management System?

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  • 26-11-2012 5:41pm
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    Herrick
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    I'm currently looking into a configuration management system called CFEngine.

    I'm just a little confused as to what an actual configuration management system is? I've looked on Google and theres loads of diff definitions.

    Can anyone give me a quick definition and what they are used for and can do?


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    feylya
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    Basically, they're systems that can be used to define how servers are setup. For example, you can set up servers to have apache on them by just editing your definition on the CFengine server.

    This video might help (it's about Puppet which is similar to CFengine)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS2-Rmip5YA


    Edit: On reflection, that video might be a bit off topic/over the top for what you need. Still, decent video.


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    uch
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    Herrick wrote: »
    I'm currently looking into a configuration management system called CFEngine.

    I'm just a little confused as to what an actual configuration management system is? I've looked on Google and theres loads of diff definitions.

    Can anyone give me a quick definition and what they are used for and can do?

    Why would you be looking into it if you don't know what it does ? Just curious.

    21/25



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    Herrick
    Closed Accounts Posts: 903 ✭✭✭Herrick


    uch wrote: »
    Why would you be looking into it if you don't know what it does ? Just curious.

    College assignment, describe it's features and uses, etc.


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