Converged Systems – Milestones Outlook
Converged Systems – Milestones Outlook
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Observability helps provide life-cycle support for the various components of a Converged System. The Milestones Outlook page lists out the various components that make up the Converged System and provides timelines with the following dates: General Availability, End of Life, End of Support Life, End of Renewal and End of Service Life.
The information provided in the timeline helps users to:
- Develop plans to order next generation of components to replace existing components reaching their end of service life date.
- Determine financial needs and budget for components that require replacement in the next 0-6, 7-12, or 12+ months.
- Schedule upgrades and hardware replacements during off peak hours that do not impact operations.
The top of the page provides a graphical representation of the total number of components and highlights in red the number of components reaching a milestone date within six months. The bottom of the page provides the timelines for each component. The Refine button allows the user to filter the information based on System Name or Component Type. It also allows the user to select from a predefined set of life-cycle dates or enter a custom date range. For example, to see all components with a milestone date during 2022, enter a date range of 01/2022-12/2022 as shown below.
