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Edit computers — Reference

Refer to the tables below for field descriptions when you want to edit a computer in SAM Core on Snow Atlas.

General

The General settings let you, for example, add purchase information or information on the anti-theft labeling on the computer.

Field label

Description

Purchase date

The purchase date of the computer.

Purchase price

The purchase price of the computer.

Currency

The currency in which the computer is paid.

Vendor

The vendor of the computer.

Invoice reference

Any reference information on the invoice.

Status

The status of the computer: Active, Quarantined, or Inactive.

Organization

The organization node that the computer belongs to.

Security code

Any anti-theft labeling on the computer.

Disable auto editing

If this setting is selected, the auto connect rules are disabled for the computer.

Disable automatic quarantine management

If this setting is selected, the computer will neither be placed in quarantine status nor removed from the system if it stops reporting inventory data.

Note

This setting is not available for members of auto-generated datacenters. To make this setting available, you must first configure the setting Number of days to wait without new inventory data before removing computer names from auto-generated datacenters in Snow Atlas. For more information, see Datacenter.

Notes

Notes about the computer.

Physical socket capacity

The number of processor sockets in the computer.

Uses MCM Processors

For physical servers with MCM processors.

When selected, information on Chip modules per processor is also required.

Chip modules per processor

Requires that Uses MCM processors is selected.

Information on  Chip modules per processor is used to calculate and present the number of populated physical sockets in the Oracle Server Worksheet report for servers that use MCM processors.

Sibling computer (for secondary use rights)

An application installed on the computer can also cover the installation on a sibling computer. For more information, see Secondary use rights.

Host computer name

The name of the host computer (for virtual machines only).

Selected host/virtual machine will be displayed on the Information tab of the virtual machine.

Agreements

The Agreements tab lets you associate the computer with related agreements, such as support agreements, maintenance agreements, or other types of custom agreements.

Field label

Description

Agreement type

The type of the agreement.

Name

The name of the agreement.

Active period

The date interval when the agreement is valid.

Custom information

The Custom information tab lets you add data that needs to be managed but does not have a pre-defined entry in SAM Core on Snow Atlas. For more information, see Manage custom fields.

Field label

Description

Name

The name of the custom field.

Value

The value set for the custom field.

Identified files

The Identified files tab shows identified application files on the computer. You cannot make changes here.

Field label

Description

Name

The name of the identified application. You can also see additional information, such as manufacturer, version, and path to the application file on the computer.

Version

The version of the identified application.

File name

The name of the identified application file.

Documents

The Documents tab lets you upload documents and links related to the computer. For more information, see Manage documents and links.

Field label

Description

Title

The title of the manually uploaded document or link.

Saved

The date when the document or link was added.

Extended coverage

The Extended coverage tab lets you manage extended license coverage for applications installed on the computer.

Field label

Description

Name

The name of the computer to which license coverage is extended.

Application name

The name of the application with extended coverage.

Coverage reason

The reason for the extended license coverage.

Oracle

The Oracle tab is only available for servers running Oracle database products. Here you can associate the server with one or several Oracle orders.

Field label

Description

CSI

The Oracle Customer Support Identifier number is a unique, numerical number assigned to the products and quantities within an original license agreement.

Product name

The name of the Oracle product on the order.

Product type

The type of Oracle product on the order.

Metric

The licensing conditions for the product on the order.

Quantity

The number of licenses on the order.