Apply Configuration Management and automate wherever possible. There are many interdependencies between the configuration of grid services, the operating environment and other peer services. The secure deployment of user-level application software must also be taken into account. Whilst, given sufficient familiarity with the software, manual configuration of a resource is possible, to assist in the generation of a reproducible service interface, it is recommended that administrators make use of a configuration management tool and automate as much of the installation and configuration as possible. .
