The Physical viewpoint contains equipment (one or more physical machines, tools, or instruments) that can create, use, store, move, or transform materials, how the equipment is connected via the distribution network, and what other active elements are assigned to the equipment.

Stakeholders:

Infrastructure architects, operational managers

Concerns:

Relationships and dependencies of the physical environment and how this relates to IT infrastructure

Purpose:

Designing

Scope:

Multiple layer/Multiple aspect