Baselining

A configuration baseline is the configuration of a service, product, or infrastructure that has been formally reviewed and accepted as the basis for further activities. It captures the structure, contents, and details of a configuration and represents a set of configuration items that are related to each other.

Establishing a baseline provides the ability to:

  • Mark a milestone in the development of a service

  • Build a service component from a defined set of inputs

  • Change or rebuild a specific version at a later date

  • Assemble all relevant components in preparation for a change or release

  • Provide the basis for a configuration audit and back out (for example after a change)