Installation Policies

• All installations of operating system or application components shall be performed using the Network Installation Manager (NIM).
• All operating system or application components must be capable of remote installation without the use of original media.
• Application installation requiring Administrator level access will be performed by system engineers.
• All Operating Systems, Databases, and/or Applications shall be at a supported level by the vendor. A support contract must be active before implementation of any hardware, operating system, application or daatabase. The support contract must be maintained for the duration of the services provided by CGE.
• Current valid licenses shall be obtained and maintained for all software.
• Each new LPAR shall be entered into the Configuration Management Database (CMDB) upon installation.