Nodesphysical

Nodesphysical is a term used in some IT and data center contexts to denote the structured collection of hardware attributes that describe a physical computing node. It typically refers to the tangible components of a device, such as servers, edge appliances, or network hardware, and is used to distinguish these from logical or virtual representations. In practice, nodesphysical can appear in asset inventories, configuration management databases, and provisioning schemas to support hardware-aware operations.

A nodesphysical data model usually includes fields for vendor and model, serial number, CPU specifications (architectures, cores, threads), memory size, storage details (type, capacity, RAID configuration), and network interfaces (port counts, speeds). It may also capture physical location information (rack unit, rack identifier, row), power characteristics (power draw, supply type), firmware or BIOS version, and maintenance identifiers (warranty status, last inspection date). Optional attributes can cover chassis or motherboard model, cooling requirements, energy efficiency metrics, and environmental sensors.

Nodesphysical is typically contrasted with other concepts such as nodestack or nodeslogical, which describe software, operating systems, or virtual resources without reference to physical hardware. It is often used alongside these concepts in data models to enable accurate asset management, capacity planning, and lifecycle maintenance. In practice, organizations integrate nodesphysical into CMDBs and provisioning workflows, ensuring that physical inventory aligns with deployed software and services. Variations in naming and fields exist, but the central goal remains to capture essential hardware characteristics to support operational insight and planning.