{"id":14672,"date":"2016-09-29T21:37:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/server-inventory\/"},"modified":"2016-09-29T21:37:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T21:37:05","slug":"server-inventory","status":"publish","type":"definition","link":"https:\/\/www.techopedia.com\/definition\/32153\/server-inventory","title":{"rendered":"Server Inventory"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span id=\"what_does_server_inventory_mean\">What Does Server Inventory Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A server<br \/>\ninventory is a complete list of information about all servers maintained in an<br \/>\norganization. A server inventory can store information such as server type,<br \/>\ncapacity, memory and information type. Server inventories<br \/>\ncan provide valuable information suited to different needs such as<br \/>\nmaintenance, upgrading, troubleshooting and phasing out.\n<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"techopedia_explains_server_inventory\">Techopedia Explains Server Inventory<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Server<br \/>\ninventories can provide helpful information depending on an organization&#8217;s requirements. There<br \/>\nare a number of ways to maintain server information. In the old days, companies<br \/>\nwould maintain server details in spreadsheets and manually update the spreadsheet<br \/>\nwhenever needed. However, as things became more complex, spreadsheets failed to<br \/>\nkeep up. <\/p>\n<p>Now, powerful application software programs can maintain server<br \/>\ninventory and provide details whenever required. Certain software programs are<br \/>\ncapable of mapping to all servers in an organization and updating server<br \/>\ndetails whenever a change takes place in a server. Such details can be accessed<br \/>\nfrom remote locations with the help of custom APIs.\n<\/p>\n<p>The details<br \/>\nmaintained in a server inventory can include:\n<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Server name<\/li>\n<li>Domain name<\/li>\n<li>IP address (both IPv4 and IPv6)<\/li>\n<li>Operating system<\/li>\n<li>Server status<\/li>\n<li>DNS suffix<\/li>\n<li>Server type (such as DNS or DHCP)<\/li>\n<li>Last data retrieval status<\/li>\n<li>Last manageability status<\/li>\n<li>Next recommended action, if any<\/li>\n<li>Event log access status (such as blocked or unblocked)<\/li>\n<li>DHCP audit share status<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Server inventories<br \/>\ncan also maintain the details of virtual servers and related information such<br \/>\nas patch management and continuity planning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What Does Server Inventory Mean? A server inventory is a complete list of information about all servers maintained in an organization. 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