Hardware Lifecycle

The following table shows Hardware Lifecycle attributes.

Hardware Lifecycle

Attribute

Description

Hardware Lifecycle ID

The unique identifier for the hardware model.

General Availability (Text String)

The date that the product is generally available through official vendor distributions as published by the vendor.

General Availability (Date Format)

The date that the product is generally available through official vendor distributions, standardized to Technopedia date format.

General Availability Exception

The reason why the general availability date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Values include:

• Date not published by vendor
• Support policy not defined by vendor
• Exact date unknown (a date range is provided)
• Contract-based support only (no specific date)
• Open-source support only (no specific date)
• Limited, self-help support only (no specific date)
• Date in the past (exact date unknown)
• To be determined
• Other

General Availability Range (Start Date)

The start date of the estimated GA time range. This is required when the exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

General Availability Range (End Date)

The end date of the estimated GA time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Introduction (Text String)

The date the hardware was introduced as published by the vendor.

Introduction (Date Format)

The date the hardware was introduced, standardized to follow Technopedia date format.

Introduction Exception

The reason why the introduction date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently provided. Values include:

• Date not published by vendor
• Support policy not defined by vendor
• Exact date unknown (a date range is provided)
• Contract-based support only (no specific date)
• Open-source support only (no specific date)
• Limited, self-help support only (no specific date)
• Date in the past (exact date unknown)
• To be determined
• Other

Introduction Range (Start Date)

The start date of the estimated introduction time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Introduction Range (End Date)

The end date of the estimated introduction time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Last Availability (Text String)

The last date in which the hardware is available for purchase from the vendor.

Last Availability (Date Format)

The last date in which the hardware is available for purchase from the vendor, standardized to follow Technopedia date format.

Last Availability Exception

The reason why the last availability date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Values include:

• Date not published by vendor
• Support policy not defined by vendor
• Exact date unknown (a date range is provided)
• Contract-based support only (no specific date)
• Open-source support only (no specific date)
• Limited, self-help support only (no specific date)
• Date in the past (exact date unknown)
• To be determined
• Other

Last Availability Range (Start Date)

The start date of the estimated Last Availability time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Last Availability Range (End Date)

The end date of the estimated Last Availability time range. This is required when the Exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Obsolete (Text String)

The last date in which any support is provided by the vendor. The only support available after this date might be self-help online support.

Obsolete (Date Format)

The last date in which any support is provided by the vendor, standardized to follow Technopedia date format. The only support available after this date, if applicable, is selfhelp online support.

Obsolete Exception

A reason why the obsolete date is not available or a caveat on the date value that is currently being provided. Values include:

• Date not published by vendor
• Support policy not defined by vendor
• Exact date unknown (a date range is provided)
• Contract-based support only (no specific date)
• Open-source support only (no specific date)
• Limited, self-help support only (no specific date)
• Date in the past (exact date unknown)
• To be determined
• Other

Obsolete Range (Start date)

The start date of the estimated obsolete time range. This is required when the exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Obsolete Range (End date)

The end date of the estimated obsolete time range. This is required when the exception value is 'Exact date unknown, a date range is provided.'

Is Private

Yes = Private entry; No = Original Technopedia entry

Private Flag

0 = Not Modified (i.e. original Technopedia entry); 1 = Modified Technopedia object; 2 = Proprietary object (those that have negative IDs).

Private Type

PRIVATE_TYPE = NULL if PRIVATE_FLAG = 0,PRIVATE_TYPE = Modified

Technopedia entry if PRIVATE_FLAG = 1,PRIVATE_TYPE = Proprietary entry if PRIVATE_FLAG = 2.