software configuration

基本解释

What is Software Configuration Management?
什么是软件配置管理？
You don't have to configure everything in one single file but instead abstract your hardware and software configuration.
没有必要在把所有的配置放到一个文件里面，你可以抽象出硬件及软件的配置。
Maintaining configuration items within a secure repository is one of the main tasks of software configuration management.
在一个安全存储库内维护配置项，就是软件配置管理的一个主要任务。

In Phase II, teams are expected to complete and demonstrate a functional software configuration as a proof of concept.
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Hence Puppet and Chef to automate configuration, so you know every machine has an identical software configuration and is running the right services.
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Software configuration has gone through many cycles.
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