Difference between revisions of "Decommission Servers"

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When a Virtual Server or Physical Server is no longer needed for a Project or an Application, it needs to be decommissioned to free up resources.
 
When a Virtual Server or Physical Server is no longer needed for a Project or an Application, it needs to be decommissioned to free up resources.
  
* Apparently there is a 2 week "Cooling Off Process" in case someone changes their mind.  During this period the server is powered off but is left intact.
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= Apparently there is a 2 week "Cooling Off Process" in case someone changes their mind.  During this period the server is powered off but is left intact. =
* Software needs to be Uninstalled
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= Software needs to be Uninstalled =
* Monitoring needs to be stopped (Can be Automated)
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= Monitoring needs to be stopped (Can be Automated) =
* Agents need to be Uninstalled  (Can be Automated)
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= Agents need to be Uninstalled  (Can be Automated) =
* Server needs to be powered down (Can be Automated)
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= Server needs to be powered down (Can be Automated) =
* Virtual Resources need to be returned to the pools
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= Virtual Resources need to be returned to the pools =
* Physical Servers need to be removed from the Racks.
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= Physical Servers need to be removed from the Racks. =
* CMDB needs to be updated.
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= CMDB needs to be updated. =
  
 
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Revision as of 22:22, 16 May 2023

When a Virtual Server or Physical Server is no longer needed for a Project or an Application, it needs to be decommissioned to free up resources.

Apparently there is a 2 week "Cooling Off Process" in case someone changes their mind. During this period the server is powered off but is left intact.

Software needs to be Uninstalled

Monitoring needs to be stopped (Can be Automated)

Agents need to be Uninstalled (Can be Automated)

Server needs to be powered down (Can be Automated)

Virtual Resources need to be returned to the pools

Physical Servers need to be removed from the Racks.

CMDB needs to be updated.