A systems administrator is reviewing the server inventory and discovers that a group of database servers has been in production for five years. The server manufacturer has announced the end of support for this hardware model, meaning no further firmware updates will be released. According to the company's IT asset management policy, what is the most appropriate life-cycle management phase to initiate for these servers?
The correct answer is Disposal. The 'Disposal' or 'Disposition' phase is the final stage in the IT asset life cycle. This phase is initiated when an asset reaches the end of its useful life, which is often triggered by the manufacturer's end-of-support or end-of-service-life (EOSL) announcement. Continuing to use servers without security and firmware updates poses a significant risk. The disposal phase involves planning for replacement, migrating data, securely sanitizing the old hardware, and then recycling or removing the asset.
Procurement is the first stage, involving the acquisition of new assets, not the removal of old ones.
The servers are currently in the 'Usage' phase, but the scenario indicates it is time to transition out of this phase.
Redeployment to a non-critical environment could be one option considered during the disposal phase, but it is not the name of the life-cycle phase itself.
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