Change CI as Server

Change CI as Server

Convert CIs misidentified as servers in AssetExplorer.

Use Cases:
  1. An all-in-one PC used as a server was identified by AssetExplorer as a workstation.
  2. A server was identified by AssetExplorer as a virtual machine.
  3. A server's alternate domain name was identified by AssetExplorer as a virtual host.
To update the devices as servers,
  1. On the workstation CI list view, select the preferred assets.
  2. Go to Actions > Change as Server(s) on the toolbar.
  3. Select the server product type to which the CI must be moved.
  4. Click Save.

When CIs created from assets are changed as servers, the corresponding assets will also be changed as servers.
This operation is available only for workstations CI type.

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