Deployment

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Discussion

Deployment is the controlled process of placing, configuring, integrating, verifying, and making a system, service, software artifact, Machine Image, or infrastructure capability available within a Target Environment.

The process may include resource creation, artifact transfer, installation, configuration, service activation, dependency resolution, verification, registration, and operational handover.

Deployment differs from an Image Build. An Image Build produces a Machine Image, while Deployment places or realizes an artifact or capability in a Target Environment.

Infrastructure Deployment is a specialized Deployment that realizes infrastructure resources from an Infrastructure Definition.

Definition

controlled process of placing, configuring, integrating, verifying, and making a system, service, software artifact, machine image, or infrastructure capability available within a target environment

Source

Generalized from software engineering, systems engineering, release management, platform engineering, and infrastructure automation usage and specialized for the Crucible architecture and operational model.

Note

Deployment does not necessarily imply release to production or approval for operational use. A Deployment may target development, test, staging, production, recovery, connected, disconnected, or air-gapped environments.

A successful Deployment does not by itself establish compliance, accreditation, or Operational Approval.

Example

Crucible uploads a verified Machine Image, creates the required infrastructure, configures Kubernetes services, verifies node status, and makes the resulting cluster available in the selected Target Environment.

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