CI Life Cycle: Servers (Physical)

A physical server is a computer used to provide data to other computers or systems on a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN) over the internet. While any computer can be configured as a server, most production servers use specialized server hardware mounted in racks and installed in a data center. A physical server can be used for a number of applications, including databases, applications, network management, email, directory services, etc. The life cycle outlined here applies to any physical server equipment irrespective of its application.

Application

This life cycle is typical for the following asset classes:

• Physical Servers of all classes

Typical Life Cycle for Physical Servers

The typical life cycle for physical servers follows that for most hardware assets as described Here.

CI Ownership Matrix

Typical Relationships

Configuration items falling into this group of asset classes typically have one or more of the following relationships with other CIs: