Managing Software Changes (G06.25+, H06.03+, J06.03+)

Release Management Overview
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Controlled Availability (CA)
Controlled Availability (CA)
A Controlled Availability (CA) release is a conditional release of a product or products
that does not meet a published standard, or for which HP is unable to provide support
under published policy. CA releases are used to limit the shipment of a product or a
release to a set of customers who agree to specific use conditions, which include
migrating to a General Availability (GA) release when it is ready.
EAP and CA intermediate releases:
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Are generally used to deliver early releases of new products or new features of
existing products to satisfy customer commitments.
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Do not usually include a full complement of defect repair time-critical fix SPRs,
although some defect repair might be rolled in as necessary.
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Can be ordered only with proper approval and for a specified length of time. (The
approval process and order start/stop time frame are documented prior to the
release in the EAP or CA agreement.)
General Availability (GA)
The point at which a product or RVU is available to be delivered to any customer who
orders it, and whose system meets the prerequisites for using it, is called General
Availability (GA). Most products and RVUs are in the GA state during normal delivery.
A GA RVU is used to introduce new products, satisfy customer commitments, or just to
roll up defect repairs. Benefits and features include:
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A roll up of selected time-critical fix SPRs
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Customer availability for the life of the release series
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Unrestricted use in customer production systems