configuration management tool

[sakshi_2801]

Can someone tell me in an organization who uses configuration management tools and also it would be nice if you could tell me the use of these tools.

[Sridevichitthu]

Configuration management tool:

Here is some information on CMT

The configuration management tool industry is well established in that there are a number of configuration management tools that have gained acceptance in the marketplace (e.g., pure atria's clearcase, continuus' continuus, true software's adc/pro, and intersolv's pvcs, starbase's starteam, mks's source integrity, and perforce software's perforce).

Most of these tools are available for unix and windows pc platforms. Table b1 shows examples of configuration management tools. The classification categories for configuration management tools need to match the evolution of a company's development, production, and maintenance needs. For example, a class 1 tool would typically suit a small company or a research and development group that has a small number of releases and possibly no variant releases.

A class 2 tool would typically suit a medium- or large-sized company that did not have a lot of formal processes defined and was not focused on standards certification. They may have many variant releases and so need strong support for parallel development and build management of products and, therefore, more reliability from the configuration management repository. A class 3 tool would typically suit a large corporation that had formal processes that need to be automated and that focused on process improvement and had developer and management and change needs similar to companies that use class 2 tools.

Table B1 Examples of client-server configuration management tools

version-control tools (class 1)
developer-oriented tools (class 2)
process-oriented tools (class 3)
intersolv's
pvcs pure
atria's clearcase continuus'
continuus mks's source integrity true software's adc/pro platinum's harvest starbase's starteam sql software's pcms (product configuration management software)
microsoft's sourcesafe revision control system (rcs) source code control system (sccs) perforce software's perforce tower concept's razor also refer this link

http://www.faqs.org/faqs/sw-config-mgmt/cm-tools/

Regards,
sridevichitthu