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 Mt Xia.
• 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.