Server Decommission

  • Verify that a final full backup has been completed
  • Remove the server from the backup schedule
  • Power off the server for (30) days
  • Remove any LUNs from the server
  • Remove the LUN from the SAN centralized management application
  • Delete the contents of the local storage
  • Remove any DHCP reservations
  • Remove the network cables from the server
  • Delete the A and PTR records
  • Delete the object in Microsoft Active Directory