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Servers

The Servers in Inventory Data Centers provides a centralized view to manage all physical infrastructure resources, such as GPU servers and bare metal nodes. This inventory enables efficient tracking, allocation, and planning of hardware resources across the system.

Each server entry represents a real physical node in the cloud partner’s infrastructure. These entries serve as the source of truth for provisioning compute resources to customers through isolated virtual machines and assigned GPUs.

Keeping server entries updated ensures full visibility and control over infrastructure assets, helping administrators prepare resources for provisioning and usage across environments.

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Why use Servers?

  • Maintain a complete inventory of physical compute resources
  • Track details such as serial numbers, resource configurations, and tags
  • Allocate and deallocate resources as needed
  • Plan capacity and monitor utilization
  • Gain insight into GPU and VM usage per service
  • Serve as the backing source for compute provisioning workflows

Servers List View

From the Servers page, click the ellipsis icon at the far right of the required server and click View to access the following details:

  • Properties
  • Tags
  • Interfaces
  • GPU(s)
  • VM(s)

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Click the edit (pencil) icon to modify server details.

Adding a Server

Click + Add Server and provide the below details

Properties

Basic Information

Field Description Example
Name Unique device name gpu-server-1
Organization Name Name of the associated organization ABC Corp
Model Hardware model of the device PowerEdge R750
Manufacturer Device manufacturer (e.g., NVIDIA) Dell
Serial Number Unique hardware serial number SN1234567890
Device Type Type of physical device (e.g., SERVER) SERVER
Allocation Status AVAILABLE or ALLOCATED AVAILABLE

Authentication

Field Description Example
Username Login username admin
Password Login password ********

Power Management

Field Description Example
BMC IP BMC management IP 192.168.1.10
BMC Username BMC login username root
BMC Password BMC login password ********

Resource Configuration

Field Description Example
Total CPU Total number of CPU cores 64
Total Memory (MB) RAM available in megabytes 262144
Total Storage (GB) Local disk capacity in GB 2048

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Tags

The Tags tab allows users to apply metadata to a server to help categorize and filter servers effectively.

There are two types of tags:

  • System Tags: These are managed internally by the platform and cannot be edited by the user. Example: priority: qe
  • Tags: These are user-defined key-value pairs. Users must provide both the key and value to add a tag.

Click Add Tags to enter the following:

Field Description Example
Key The tag name or identifier env
Value The value associated with the key prod

Note: Both the key and value fields are mandatory. An error is shown if either field is left blank.

Tags Tab

Interfaces

The Interfaces tab lists network interface details. Click Add Interface, fill in the required fields, and then click Add to save the entry.

Field Description Example
Interface Name Name of the network interface eth0
MAC Address MAC address of the interface 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E
IP Address Assigned IP address 10.0.0.5
Label Custom label (optional) Primary NIC
Connecting Switch Name of the connected switch core-switch-01
Switch Port Port used on the switch Gig1/0/24

Tags Tab

GPU(s)

The GPU(s) tab allows you to add or view GPU assignments for the server. One or more GPUs can be attached to a single server.

Click Add GPU to input:

Field Description Example
Model No GPU model number A100
PCIe ID PCIe identifier of the GPU 0000:36:00.0
Vendor Code Identifier for the GPU vendor 10de
UUID Unique identifier for the GPU GPU-f3f716ed
Type Assignment type:
- PASSTHROUGH (full GPU to one VM),
- MIG (split GPU into instances),
- VGPU (shared GPU across VMs)		 PASSTHROUGH
VM Reference ID of the VM if the GPU is currently attached to a virtual machine 0xa8789

At the top of the GPU tab, users can track the allocated and unallocated GPU count in real time.

Tags Tab

VM(s)

The VM(s) tab displays the virtual machines associated with the selected server. One or more VMs can be associated with a single server.

❗ Important: VM creation is only supported via API. The UI allows viewing details of VMs already associated with the server.

Below is an example of a VM already linked to a server:

Field Description Example
VM Name Name of the virtual machine paas-hello-vm
IP Address IP assigned to the VM 192.168.1.110
Instance ID VM instance ID i-abcxyz
CPU Cores CPU cores allocated 4
Memory (MB) RAM allocated to the VM 8192
Storage (GB) Storage allocated 50
Workspace ID Associated workspace 4qkolkn
Organization ID Owning organization 4qkolkn
Project ID Project under which the VM runs 4qkolkn
Partner ID Partner reference rx280ml

Allocated and unallocated VM counts for the server are shown at the top of the tab.

Tags Tab

Once all configuration tabs are completed, click Update Server to save changes for an existing server, or click Add Server to create a new server.

Bulk Upload Using CSV

To onboard multiple servers efficiently, use the Download Template and Upload CSV options available on the Servers page.

  1. Click Download Template to get a pre-formatted CSV file with all the required columns.
  2. Open the CSV file and enter server details such as:
    • Name
    • Model
    • IP Address
    • MAC Address
    • Device Type
    • Resource configuration, etc.
  3. Save the file with a .csv extension.
  4. Return to the Servers page and click Upload CSV.
  5. Select the updated file and confirm the upload.

This flow streamlines bulk onboarding of servers and is especially helpful during environment scale-outs, hardware migrations, or initial setup.

CSV Upload

Best Practices

  • Keep server records up-to-date
  • Use tags and system tags consistently
  • Regularly audit inventory for unused or outdated servers
  • Remove decommissioned servers from the inventory