Hardware Server, Mobile Device, Network Node and Workstation Checks

PowerDesigner provides default model checks to verify the validity of hardware servers, mobile devices, network nodes and workstations.

Check

Description and Correction

Name and code uniqueness

Names and codes must be unique in the model.

Manual correction: Modify the duplicate name/code.

Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate name/code.

Serial number uniqueness

Serial numbers must be unique in the model.

Manual correction: Modify the duplicate serial numbers.

Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate serial numbers.

Asset number uniqueness

Asset numbers must be unique in the model.

Manual correction: Modify the duplicate asset numbers.

Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate asset numbers.

Mac address uniqueness

Mac addresses must be unique in the model.

Manual correction: Modify the duplicate mac addresses.

Automatic correction: Appends a number to the duplicate mac addresses.

Isolated node

The object must be linked with at least one other node.

Manual correction: Link the object to an appropriate object.

Automatic correction: None