Process Management (NT 3.1)
Safe synch period in effect for ~4 hours each day, all other times the rule is check-in when ready
Build lab synchs during morning safe synch period, and starts a complete build.
- Build breaks are corrected manually during the build process (1-2 breaks was normal)
Complete build time is 5 hours on ~486/50
Build is boot tested with some very minimal testing before release to stress testing
- Defects corrected with incremental build fixes
4pm, stress testing on ~100 machines begins