Activity: Create Deployment Unit

Purpose A deployment unit consists of a build (an executable collection of components), documents (end-user support material and release notes) and installation artifacts. The purpose of this activity is to create a deployment unit is sufficiently complete to be downloadable, and run on a node as a group.
Input Artifacts: Bill of Materials Build CM Plan Deployment Plan Implementation Model Installation Artifacts Release Notes Training Materials End-User Support Material Project Repository	Resulting Artifacts: Deployment Unit
Frequency: On-going
Worker: Configuration Manager

Workflow Details:

Core Workflow: Deployment

Produce Deployment Unit

Package Product

Provide Access to Download Site

Beta Test Product

Core Workflow: Configuration & Change Management

Manage Baselines & Releases

All project artifacts are physically stored in the project repository, and logically organized in accordance with the product directory structure. The deployment unit contains all the deliverable items, and these are listed in the Bill of Materials.

In this activity, the Configuration Manager creates a copy of the deliverable items, baselined and under version control in the project repository, onto the necessary media for deployment on the target environment. The necessary media could be a CD-ROM, or in the case of a web-downloadable product a zipped copy available for download.