Hardware Model

The following table shows Hardware Model attributes.

Hardware Model

Attribute

Description

Model ID

The unique identifier for a hardware model.

Manufacturer ID

The manufacturer table’s unique identifier.

Taxonomy ID

The unique identifier for Technopedia taxonomy.

Hardware Product ID

The unique identifier for the hardware product.

Date Introduced

The date the hardware was introduced/announced, and captured the way it was published by the vendor.

Date Available

The date the hardware was available for sale, captured the way it was published by the vendor.

End of Life Date

The date in which a device is announced as “discontinued” or “legacy” by the manufacturer.

End of Sales Date

The last date to order the product through manufacturer point-of-sale mechanisms.

Last Ship Date

The last-possible ship date that can be requested of the manufacturer and/or its contract manufacturers.

Model

The device model name/number.

Supported OS

The list of supported operating systems that can be run on the device.

Max CPU sockets

The maximum number of CPU sockets available in the machine.

Last Support Date

The last date that support will be provided by the manufacturer (even after the device has been discontinued). After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.

CPU URL

The 'CPU URL' attribute with the description 'URL as a reference to the information on CPUMAX column.

De-supported Flag

A flag that indicates that the entry has been de-supported by the vendor. The de-support date is in the past (whether the exact date is known or unknown).