Create a telecommunications equipment instance

Create a telecommunications equipment instance in your network. You define the equipment instances so that you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

Avant de commencer

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent

Pourquoi et quand exécuter cette tâche

You can create the equipment instances that have the inventory category set as Equipment. When you create an equipment record, it creates a configuration item (CI) record in the corresponding equipment table. To learn more about the equipment extended classes, see Data model.

Procédure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then go to Inventory > All Equipment.

   You can create the following equipment types by selecting the options from the List menu.

   Option	Description
   IP Routers, IP Switches, IP Firewalls, IP Load Balancers, Servers, or Virtual Machines	Creates a record that you’ve selected. To learn more about the fields in the form, see Router, Switch, Firewall, Virtual Machine, Load Balancer, and Server forms.
   Kubernetes Clusters	Creates a Kubernetes cluster instance. To learn more about the fields in the form, see Kubernetes discovery using patterns.
   Kubernetes Pods	Creates a Kubernetes pod machine instance. To learn more about the fields in the form, see Kubernetes discovery using patterns.

3. Select New and then select the equipment type from the list.
   To learn more about the equipment extended classes, see Equipment extension classes.
4. In the Equipment form, fill in the fields.

   To learn more about the fields in the Equipment form, see 6273a554707a7409c931c9fdf2b6544f68d668cd.dita.

5. Create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attributes for the Telco Equipment form by selecting Set Inventory Attributes.
   When you select the Set Inventory Attributes button, it creates a reference in the CI table.

   Remarque :

   If you select Save without selecting Set Inventory Attributes, it creates a CI record but not a Telecommunications Network Inventory CI record.

6. On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.

   To learn more about the Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields, see the TNI CI Attributes form.

7. Select Save.

   The Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields are displayed on the Telco Equipment form after you save the TNI CI Attributes form. The Set Inventory Attributes doesn’t appear when you reopen the CI record.

8. Facultatif : To view the Dependency views map, select the more options icon () and then select Dependency View.

   The Dependency Views map graphically displays the CIs that support the specific network asset and the relationships between the CIs.

9. Facultatif : Select the more options icon () and then select Add Packs to capture the attributes for a configuration item (CI) record.
   To learn more, see Attribute pack for CI records.
10. Facultatif : Select the more options icon () and then select Decommission to decommission a CI record.
    To learn more, see Decommission an inventory record.
11. Select Submit.
    The inventory record is created for the equipment type that you’ve selected.

Que faire ensuite

• If you want to establish relationships with the other network assets, enter the details in the related tabs. To learn more, see Related tabs in the Network inventory forms.

• To delete an inventory record, see Delete a record.

• Review and update the telecommunications equipment details
  Review and update a network asset instance for your telecommunications equipment. You define the equipment instances so that you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.

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