wmahmood
What:
Virtual Network and Virtual Mainframes come into normalization via hardware pipeline (along with, e.g., switches, mainframes). Currently, they are normalized to Manufacturer-level only (i.e., no Technopedia product and model is specified). The proposed change is to normalize Virtual Network and Virtual Mainframes to Technopedia hardware products and models under Network Equipment – Virtual Network and Computers – Virtual Mainframes category/subcategory.
Why:
The proposed change is intended to address:
- the need to clearly identify whether virtual network and virtual mainframes are normalized or not—if normalized, they need to be associated with Technopedia product and categorization
- the need to have a single view of all inventoried devices, regardless of physical or virtual
- the need to capture additional details provided by the discovery source on the virtual network and virtual mainframes
Current vs. Future Behavior:
|
SCENARIO |
CURRENT BEHAVIOR |
FUTURE BEHAVIOR |
|
Normalization |
Normalized to manufacturer-only |
Normalized to hardware product and/or model |
|
Technopedia product/model |
None |
Representative hardware product and/or model for virtual network and virtual mainframes |
|
Technopedia category/subcategory |
None |
Computers – Virtual Mainframes or Network Equipment – Virtual Network |
|
Virtual identifier |
Virtual flag (‘Yes’) |
Technopedia category/subcategory and Virtual flag (‘Yes’) |
Examples: Current Behavior on Virtual Network and Virtual Mainframes
Examples: Future Behavior on Virtual Network and Virtual Mainframes
Potential Impact
These changes will have an impact on Data Platform, IT Visibility, and Technopedia users:
- who rely on Is Virtual flag to identify virtual network and virtual mainframes
- who expect Technopedia manufacturer to be populated but Technopedia product and model to be empty for virtual network and virtual mainframes
- who manage hardware products, as representative hardware products and models are being introduced with potentially blank values for hardware enrichment data (e.g., lifecycle dates, hardware specifications, etc.)
- who manage hardware taxonomy, as two new categories/subcategories are being introduced: Computers – Virtual Mainframes and Network Equipment – Virtual Network
When:
The changes will be implemented in 2 (two) weeks from this post.
