CMDB Tables

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Required Field : Name, Type, Support Group, Approval Group, Business Approval Group

Accessories

Field Name	Description
Name	Describes the Accessory
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Assigned To	Establishes direct ownership
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Host Name	Reference Naming Convention
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Description	Notes that are specific to the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Type

Applications

Field Name	Description
Additional Detail	Notes that are specific to the Configuration Item
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Host Name	Reference Naming Convention
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
TCP Port(s)	Connectivity channels used for communication
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

AWS

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Azure

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Business Application

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Cloud

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Cluster

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Cluster Node

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Communication Device

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Assigned To	Establishes direct ownership
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
IP Address	Network Identification
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Computer

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Assigned To	Establishes direct ownership
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Data Center

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Assigned To	Establishes direct ownership
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Lease Expiration	Contract end date
Location	Geographic place
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Power Consumption	Numerical Electrical Usage
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Database

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Data Center Zone

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Floor Space	Total allotted area
Floor Space in Use	Total consumed area from Floor Space
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Lease Expiration	Contract end date
Location	Geographic place
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Power Consumption	Numerical Electrical Usage
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Type	Type of CI

Facilities

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Maintenance Schedule	When services are conducted
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Google Cloud

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Hardware

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Asset Tag	Unique Company Identifier
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
External ID	Reference to outside system
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
Location	Geographic place
MAC Address	Unique connectivity location
Maintenance Schedule	When services are conducted
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Monitored	Determines watched or unwatched
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Operating System	Software running the device
OS Version	Unique reference to Operating System
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Serial Number	Unique vendor Identification
Source	Data supplier
Status	Current Condition
Sub Status	Unique Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Type	Type of CI
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Virtual	Determines Physical or Simulated
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates

Load Balancer

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Asset Tag	Unique Company Identifier
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Host Name	Reference Naming Convention
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Serial Number	Unique vendor Identification
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Network Gear

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Asset Tag	Unique Company Identifier
Attributes	Unique Parameters
Bandwidth	Maximum speed
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Can Hub IP	Able to Hub
Can Partition VLAN	Able to VLAN
Can Route IP	Able to Route IP
Can Switch IP	Able to Switch IP
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Channels	Total number of Channels
CPU Core Count	Total Core
CPU Count	Total CPU
CPU Manufacturer	Vendor
CPU Speed	Maximum Throughput
CPU Type	Vendor Name
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
Disk Space	Total Disk Space
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Firmware Manufacturer	Vendor
Firmware Version	Vendor Identifier
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Maintenance Schedule	When services are conducted
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Operating System	Software running the device
OS Version	Unique reference to Operating System
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Physical Interface Count	Total Physical Interface Count
Ports	Total Ports
RAM	Total RAM
Range	Connectivity address(s)
Serial Number	Unique vendor Identification
SNMP System Location	Where located
Source	Data supplier
Status	Current Condition
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Virtual	Determines Physical or Simulated
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Rack

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset Tag	Unique Company Identifier
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Datacenter	Physical building
Description	Description
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Floor	Location in building
Footprint	Total space used
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Location	Geographic place
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Power Consumption	Numerical Electrical Usage
Rack Units	Total Rack shelves
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Servers

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Asset Tag	Unique Company Identifier
Attributes	Unique Parameters
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
CPU Core Count	Total Core
CPU Count	Total CPU
CPU Speed	Maximum Throughput
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
Disk Space	Total Disk Space
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Firmware Version	Vendor Identifier
FQDN	Fully Qualified Domain Name, Exact location in the DNS tree hierarchy
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
MAC Address	Unique connectivity location
Maintenance Schedule	When services are conducted
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Monitored	Determines watched or unwatched
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Operating System	Software running the device
OS Domain	Location of the central domain
OS Version	Unique reference to Operating System
Owned By	Group which has the final say
RAM	Total RAM
Serial Number	Unique vendor Identification
Source	Data supplier
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Virtual	Determines Physical or Simulated
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

Service

Field Name	Description
Service	Offering
Name	Name
Owner	Responsible for offering

Software

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Installed On	Where installed
IP Address	Network Identification
License Count	Total number licenses
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Serial Number	Unique vendor Identification
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Type	Type of CI
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates

Storage

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Host Name	Reference Naming Convention
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
License Count	Total number licenses
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Serial Number	Unique vendor Identification
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Warranty Expiration	Date vendor support terminates
Type	Type of CI

VMWare

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Host Name	Reference Naming Convention
Installed	Date device was placed into service
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Type	Type of CI

Virtual Machine

Field Name	Description
Approval Group	Group which can authorize changes
Asset	Association to the Asset record
Business Approval Group	Group that provides business authorization
Category	Used for reporting and grouping
Criticality	Establishes business importance
Description	Description
End of Service Life	Date at which to retire
Environment	Where the Configuration Item operates
Host Name	Reference Naming Convention
Installed	Date device was placed into service
IP Address	Network Identification
Model	Associated Vendor Naming convention
Name	Describes the Configuration Item
Owned By	Group which has the final say
Status	Current Condition
Support Group	Group that performs maintenance
Vendor	Company that manufactured
Version	Current level
Type	Type of CI

Configuration Item Relationships

Description

It is used to describe the relationship between CMDB classes. When reviewing the Configuration Item Relationships within the CMDB one can now visualize the inter-dependencies between the Configuration Items, and in the case of a failure, the impact caused on another Configuration Item can be identified.

Usage:

It constitutes the relationship between the two CMDB Classes and describes how Configuration Items are interlinked between each other using a Parent Configuration Item and Child Configuration Item linkage.

1) Save: It saves the Configuration Item relationship record into the entity.

2) Save & Close: It saves the Configuration Item relationship record into the entity and navigate back to list view.

3) New: It is used to create new record in Configuration Item Relationship Entity.

Required Field: Parent, Relationship, Child

Field Name	Description
Parent	Higher level Configuration Item which is lookup to all the CMDB entities.
Relationship	Describes the connection between Parent and Child Configuration Item List connections: Runs On Uses Contains Hosts Connects Consumes Cluster Provides DR Virtualizes Rack Contains
Child	Lower-level Configuration Item which is lookup to all the CMDB entities.