I think according to last discussions on Archimate 3.2 practical application VM must be a "Device" concept, rather than a "Node" concept

ArchiMate's Node is originally based on UML's Node, and ArchiMate's Device on UML's Device. But of course, EA tends to view things from a relativel...

even if changing the concepts types (thanks to some improvements in Archi 5) this is breaking the backward compatibility......

It is originally based on UML's "Execution Environment"....

And another thought is about a role of a Node... if a server (physical or virtual - no matter) is a Device... so what is the difference between the...

P.S.: this is very sad - I must now redraw / remodel a pack of existing diagrams... 🤦 even if changing the concepts types (thanks to some improveme...

Hm... In case of using System Software element - maybe it's time to change it's name to just "Software" ?...

I'm with JB here. System Software is the best concept for modeling containers, hypervisors, and similar environments. It is originally based on UML...

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Archi has its own forum on archimatetool.com. That would be the place for a question like this. As an aside, our tool, Bizzdesign Horizzon, would a...

Sorry new to all of this. I am using Archi - archimate modelling 5.4.3...

This is not something for the ArchiMate Standard but for the specific tool you are using.