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Servers (Description)

Field Name

Description

Mandatory

Server ID

Unique Identifier of the asset

Yes

Server Name

Descriptive name of the asset

Yes

Server Description

Description of the asset

No

Location

Location the asset is associated with

No

Cost Centre Code

Cost Centre the asset is associated with

No

Type

Type of the asset

No

Purchase Cost

The amount the hardware was purchased for

No

Purchase Date

The acquisition date of the hardware

No

Serial Number

The unique identifier assigned by the manufacturer

No

Manufacturer

The company that manufactures the hardware

No

Vendor

The vendor from whom the hardware was purchased 

No

Model

The manufacturer's defined model

No

Purpose

Client defined field to describe the purpose of the hardware asset

No

CPU Count

Total physical CPU

No

Disk Space

Size of the internal disc

No

Memory Capacity

The total amount of memory

No

Operating System

The operating System of the asset (Windows, Mac, etc.)

No

Virtual

True, False

No

Sourcing

Purchased, Leased, Outsorced

No

Platform

The platform that the server is running on (e.g. x86, ESX, AS400, ect.)

No

CPU Cores

Number of cores in a physical CPU

No

CPU Core Threads

Number of virtual components within a physical core of a CPU

No

CPU Manufacturer

Name of the CPU Manufacturer

No

CPU Name

Name of the CPU

No

CPU Speed

Speed of the CPU

No

CPU Type

Type of CPU

No

DNS Domain

Domain Name: domainname.com

No

Host Name

Host Name: YARK1234p01

No

Environment

Development, Test, Staging, Production, DR

No

Average CPU

The average CPU used on an individual server for a specific period of time.

No

Peak CPU

The highest amount of CPU used as a percent of total CPU available for the month.

No

Avg Memory

The average RAM used on this server in this time period

No

Peak Memory

The largest amount of RAM used for the month

No

Tier

Categorisation to split spend by percentage: "Tier 1", "Tier 2", "Tier 3", "Tier 4", "Tier 5"

No

Weight

A numerical value that can be used to spread cost across a list of assets

No