Create a rack

Create a rack to add, organize equipment, rack units, and manage all assets. You can also edit a rack using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

Before you begin

• Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent, sn_ni_core.inventory_template_manager, sn_ni_core.telco_inventory_catalog_manager
• You must create slots as Rack Units and create a relationship with the rack to represent the rack with rack units.

About this task

A rack contains rack units represented as slots having shelves, and equipment in it. When you create a rack record, it creates a corresponding configuration item (CI) record in the Rack [cmdb_ci_container_rack] table.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then go to Inventory > Rack.
3. Select New.
4. On the Equipment Holder form, fill in the fields.
   To learn more, see Equipment Holder form.
5. Select Set Inventory Attributes.
6. On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.
   To learn more about the fields, see TNI CI Attributes form.
7. Select Save.

Result

A rack record is created and related tabs are created. To learn more, see Related tabs in the network inventory forms.

What to do next

See Optimizing rack and cabinet usage to learn about the next steps.

• Edit rack
  Edit a rack to remove, add, or move the equipment from the selected rack. Organize and upgrade the components within the rack using the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.