Server Decommission Checklist

 




Step One: Identify and record the server to be decommissioned. Locate it in the data center. Schedule it for decommissioning

Step Two: Identify and retain all software licenses associated with the server.

Step Three: Schedule the cancellation of any vendor maintenance contracts associated with the server or software.

Step Four: Backup and save any necessary data.

Step Five: Disconnect the server from the network. Remove from ACLs, subnets, and firewalls.

Step Six: Turn the box off that’s being decommissioned.

Step Seven: Remove the server from the rack for physical destruction or data erasure sanitization with secure, certified, overwrite of all data

Step Eight: Erase the disks in the server using an approved data sanitization method. Data erasure ensures that the data is unrecoverable and is a more environmentally-friendly option.

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Server Decommission Checklist

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Step One:  Identify and record server to be decommissioned. Locate it in the data center. Schedule it for decommissioning Step Two:  Identify and retain all software licenses associated with the server. Step Three:  Schedule the cancellation of any vendor maintenance contracts associated with the server or software. Step Four:  Backup and save any necessary data. Step Five:  Disconnect server from the network. Remove from ACLs, subnets, and firewalls. Step Six:  Turn the box of that’s being decommissioned. Step Seven:  Remove the server from the rack for physical destruction or data erasure sanitization with secure, certified, overwrite of all data Step Eight:  Erase the disks in the server using an approved data sanitization method. Data erasure ensures that the data is unrecoverable and is a more environmentally-friendly option.
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