Configuration Item - Equipment Racks DRAFT

Equipment racks (including those for servers, PDUs, telecom equipment, etc.) require unique identifiers based primarily on the rack's physical location. Rack names are divided into three segments with the segments separated by hyphens. Since rack names are based on the rack's location, a rack name could change in the event the rack is moved from one physical location to another. Rack names follow the form of:

      {data_center}-{zone}-{identifier}

Where:

{data_center}	A code representing the standard UCI abbreviation for the data center or computer room in which the rack is located. All data centers and computer rooms have a unique identifier. See the list below for acceptable data center codes.
{zone}	A code indicating the unique space identified for the room or area where the rack is located. If the zone has a room number that defines the entire zone then that room number should be used. If the rack is located in a room that is divided into several smaller areas then use a code that indicates in which area in the room the rack is located. See below for a list of valid zone codes when a room number is not an appropriate choice to indicate the zone.
{identifier}	An identifier that is unique to the rack within the data center and zone where the rack is located. The identifier can be any combination of characters, numbers, or symbols but should be kept fairly simple in order to keep the complete rack name easy to manage.

Data Center Codes

Only data center codes from the following list should be used when generating rack names:

Code	Data Center
OITDC	OIT Data Center at Engineering Gateway
ADC	Aldrich Hall Data Center
CPDC	Central Plant Data Center
SLDC	Science Library Data Center
SDSC	San Diego Supercomputer Center

Zone Codes

Only zone codes from the following list should be used when a room number is not appropriate for a rack name:

Code	Zone
SSP	Secure Server area in the OIT Data Center at Engineering Gateway
CORE	Core Server area in the OIT Data Center at Engineering Gateway
ALH/115	Room 115 at Aldrich Hall
EG/1141	Room 1141 at Engineering Gateway
ROWx	A Row of racks with x being the row designation.

Equipment Rack CI Name Examples

The following are examples of CI names that have been standardized using the conventions described above.

Rack Name	Description
OITDC-CORE-J31	Rack J31 located in the core zone of the OIT Data Center at Engineering Gateway.
ADC-MAIN-B	Rack B located in the main zone of the Aldrich Hall Data Center.
CPDC-ROWA-01	Rack 01 located in Row A at the Central Plant Data Center.

Typical Life Cycle for Equipment Racks

(base this on "Hardware or Other Physical Assets.")

CI Maintenance

Owner	Create CI	Change CI	Decommission CI	Maintain Relationships	Comments
OIT group responsible supporting the equipment.	Equipment Owner Configuration Review Team	Equipment Owner Configuration Review Team	Equipment Owner	Equipment Owner Configuration Review Team