Type: Class 2 Change Notification
What:
Virtual Storage comes into normalization via hardware pipeline. Currently, they are normalized to Manufacturer-level only (i.e., no Technopedia product and/or model is specified). The proposed change is to normalize Virtual Storage to Technopedia hardware products and/or models under the Storage – Virtual Storage category/subcategory.
Why:
The proposed change is intended to address:
- the need to clearly identify whether virtual storages 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 virtual Storage
Current vs. Future Behavior:
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SCENARIO
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CURRENT BEHAVIOR
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FUTURE BEHAVIOR
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Normalization
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Normalized to manufacturer-only
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Normalized to hardware product and/or model
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Technopedia product/model
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None
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Representative hardware product and/or model for virtual Storage
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Technopedia category/subcategory
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None
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Storage – Virtual Storage
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Virtual identifier
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Virtual flag (‘Yes’)
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Technopedia category/subcategory and Virtual flag (‘Yes’)
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Potential Impact
These changes will have an impact on Data Platform, IT Visibility, and Technopedia users:
- who rely on the ‘Is Virtual’ flag to identify virtual Storage
- who expect Technopedia manufacturer to be populated but Technopedia product and model to be empty for virtual Storage
- who manage hardware products, as representative hardware products and/or models are being introduced with potentially blank values for hardware enrichment data (e.g., lifecycle dates, hardware specifications, etc.)
- who manage hardware taxonomy, as a new category/subcategory is being introduced: Storage – Virtual Storage
When:
The changes will be implemented in 2 (two) weeks
The attached Excel file "Virtual Storage Change' provides an example of proposed changes.
