Hardware Component Configuration

Definition

Hardware component configuration is the deployment task during which the installed hardware component(s) are configured to work properly with the application.

Objectives

The typical objectives of the hardware component configuration task are to:

• Configure the hardware component to work properly with the rest of the application.

Preconditions

The hardware component configuration task can typically begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The delivery phase has begun.
• The deployment team has been adequately:
  • Staffed.
  • Trained in hardware component configuration.
• The deployment planning task has completed.
• The hardware component task has begun.

Completion Criteria

The hardware component configuration task is typically complete when the following postconditions hold:

• The hardware component has been configured to work with the rest of the application.

Steps

The hardware component configuration task typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an interative, incremental, parallel, and time-boxed manner:

• Deployment Team:
  • TBD

Techniques

The hardware component configuration task can typically be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD.

Work Products

The hardware component configuration task typically results in the production of all or part of the following work products:

• Status Report

Guidelines

• This task is only appropriate for endeavors during which hardware components require configuration.