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08-16-2020 10:30 AM
Hello,
Can anyone tell me what exactly is an appliance. I have come across terms like windows appliance, SPP appliance, Security appliance etc
What is windows appliance vs windows server.
In which tables are these appliance stored in general.
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08-16-2020 10:46 PM
Hey Shanks,
A computer appliance is a computer with software or firmware that is specifically designed to provide a specific computing resource. Such devices became known as appliances because of the similarity in role or management to a home appliance, which are generally closed and sealed, and are not serviceable by the user or owner.
check out below links
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer] is the table for client Appliance types.
Please find below thread for detail understanding:-
ServiceNow has a lot of documentation on this, look through this for additional help:
CMDB model categories are associated to a CI class and are part of the Asset Management module. check this article out:
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Indrajit.
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08-16-2020 10:50 AM
A software appliance is a software application combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) to run optimally on industry-standard hardware (typically a server) or in a virtual machine.[1] It is a software distribution or firmware that implements a computer appliance
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08-16-2020 10:05 PM
Hello Shanks,
Anything that comes embedded, or already pre-configured with the application from the vendor is an applicance, whether it runs Windows or Linux and even if we are given an OS login. Appliances are usually patched/updated through the vendor, OS or application.
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer] is the correct table for your client Appliance types.
Look through this for additional help:
CMDB categories are also called CI class
CMDB model categories are associated to a CI class and are part of the Asset Management module. check this article out:
Regards,
Abhijeet
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08-16-2020 10:46 PM
Hey Shanks,
A computer appliance is a computer with software or firmware that is specifically designed to provide a specific computing resource. Such devices became known as appliances because of the similarity in role or management to a home appliance, which are generally closed and sealed, and are not serviceable by the user or owner.
check out below links
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer] is the table for client Appliance types.
Please find below thread for detail understanding:-
ServiceNow has a lot of documentation on this, look through this for additional help:
CMDB model categories are associated to a CI class and are part of the Asset Management module. check this article out:
kindly mark Correct and Helpful if applicable.
Regards,
Indrajit.
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08-16-2020 11:09 PM
Hey shanks,
software appliance:
A software appliance is a software application combined with just enough operating system (JeOS) to run optimally on industry-standard hardware (typically a server) or in a virtual machine.[1] It is a software distribution or firmware that implements a computer appliance.
Windows Server:
Windows Server is a brand name for a group of server operating systems released by Microsoft. It includes all Windows operating systems that are branded "Windows Server", but not any other Microsoft product. The first Windows server edition to be released under that brand was Windows Server 2003. However, the first server edition of Windows was Windows NT 3.1 Advanced Server, followed by Windows NT 3.5 Server, Windows NT 4.0 Server, and Windows 2000 Server; the latter was the first server edition to include Active Directory, DNS Server, DHCP Server, Group Policy, as well as many other popular features used today.
security appliance
A security appliance is any form of server appliance that is designed to protect computer networks from unwanted traffic.
Computer [cmdb_ci_computer] is the table for your client Appliance types.
Please find below thread for detail understanding:-
Below post may be helpful to you.
How are you handling "Appliances" in your CMDB?
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Best Regards,
Namrata.
