A CI is any component of an IT Infrastructure, including a documentary item such as SLA or an RFC, which is (or is to be) under the control of Configuration Management and therefore subject to formal Change control. The lowest level CI is normally the smallest unit that will be changed independently of other components. CIs may vary widely in complexity, size and type, from an entire service (including all its hardware, software, documentation, etc.) to a single program module or a minor hardware component. All existing or potential service Problems will be capable of being linked to one or more CIs.
(IEEE) An aggregation of hardware, software, or both that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process. See: software element.
(CI). A configuration item (CI) can be defined as an aggregation of hardware and software that satisfies an end-use function, whose requirements are specified and designated for separate configuration management (based on EIA/IS-632 definition).
an aggregation of hardware and/or software that satisfies an end use function and is designated by the Government for separate configuration management
an uniquely identifiable subset of the system configuration that represents the smallest portion of the system to be subject to independent configuration management change control procedures
a piece of hardware that is physically separate for the purposes of packing and moving
An entity within a configuration that satisfies an end use function and that can be uniquely identified at a given reference point.
a part of configuration that has a set function and is designated for configuration management. It identifies uniquely all items within the configuration.
A collection of hardware or software elements treated as a unit for the purpose of configuration management.
Aggregation of hardware, network, software, application, environment, services or any of its discrete portions, that is designated for Configuration Management and treated as single entity in the Configuration Management process. Configuration Items may vary widely in complexity, size and type - from an entire system (including all hardware, software and documentation) to a version or variant of a single module.
A component of the IT environment (or infrastructure) that may impact the service level agreement if changed. A configuration item (CI) can be either a physical or a logical object and can be composed of other configuration items. CIs may vary widely in complexity, size, and type, from an entire system (including all hardware, software, and documentation) to a single software module or a minor hardware component.
An aggregation of hardware and/or software that satisfy an end-use function and is designated by the customer for configuration management; treated as a single entity in the configuration management process. A component of a system requiring control over its development throughout the life-cycle of the system.
Component of an infrastructure – or an item, such as a Request for Change, associated with an infrastructure – that is (or is to be) under the control of Configuration Management. CIs may vary widely in complexity, size and type, from an entire system (including all hardware, software and documentation) to a single module or a minor hardware component.
An aggregation of hardware, software, or both that is designated for configuration management and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process. [ANSI/IEEE Std 610.12 1990
a software component that has been selected for control under the configuration management system
Configuration items form the basis of configuration management. A configuration item, or CI, is a unit of configuration that can be individually managed and versioned. Typically, a configuration management system will control files, requirements, or another definable unit.