On Thu, 2 Nov 2006, Narayan Desai wrote:
> >>>>> "Tim" == Timothy S Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Tim> I think NLD is saying that the machine can automatically sign
> Tim> off when it knows the upgrade is good to go.
>
> Yeah, that's right. Depending on the situation, this process should be
> another input to the "move to next phase" decision.
>
> Tim> Here's an idea; what if the config management system said to
> Tim> itself "If everything is ready, and it's 11am, and today and
> Tim> tomorrow are both work days, then send an e-mail saying that
> Tim> the rest of the upgrade will happen at 11am tomorrow, then
> Tim> schedule it as eg. an "at" job (ie. using the Unix "at"
> Tim> command). Then if you want to cancel it, it's as simple as
> Tim> cancelling the "at" job, although you may want to give the CM
> Tim> extra instructions to make sure that it doesn't reschedule it
> Tim> tomorrow.
>
> Tim> And actually, have it also send an e-mail 1/2 hour before the
> Tim> event, and a SMS/IM 5 minutes before.
>
> >> In short, it seems to me that paranoia and pessimistic planning
> >> are good things when it comes to change management. :)
>
> Tim> Agreed. Does the early warnings system I suggested cover
> Tim> things well enough?
>
> I think that it provides the right infrastructure. Nailing down the
> correct processes is harder to do, and likely site-specific.
Oh, agreed. You'd need some sort of triggering language(?) which
would let you set the prerequisites (including time-based), and the associated
actions.
:)
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