Edit a cabinet

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

Avant de commencer

Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent

Procédure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then go to Inventory > Cabinet.
3. Select a cabinet from the displayed list.
   A dashboard displays all equipment types added under the cabinet along with the cabinet view and information of the selected equipment.
4. Select Edit Cabinet.
   Instead of the equipment types and cabinet view, a list of all equipment, and the front view of both edit configuration and current configuration is displayed.
5. From the displayed list of equipment, search for the equipment to add in a cabinet by using either the filters or the search box.
   • The existing filters automatically clear on entering a search. And, applying a filter clears your search terms.
   • The equipment list can also be sorted based on latest creation date, highest number of Rack Units, and weight.
   • The list shows all the equipment records included in the sn_ni_core.equipment system property, and the equipment that aren't in the cabinet.
   • The info () expands and displays the equipment details on selecting an equipment or the info button.
6. Perform any of the following actions while editing a cabinet.

   Actions	Steps
   Add	Select () > Add to Cabinet. Fill in the fields and select Add. To learn more about the fields, see add equipment to rack/cabinet table of Change request and change task forms. You can also drag the equipment from the corner to the desired rack unit.
   Move	Select () > Move. Fill in the fields and select Move. To learn more about the fields, see add equipment to rack/cabinet table of Change request and change task forms. You can also drag the equipment from the corner to the desired rack unit.
   Remove	Select () > Remove.
   Reserve a rack unit	Select Options () of the rack unit that you want to reserve and select Reserve.

7. Select Save.
   A change request is created with the implemented modifications under the Change Tasks tab. Once the changes are applied, work notes of the tasks are updated and are marked as closed.

   Select the displayed change request to see change tasks and more.

   Remarque :

   A change request is created only if the cabinet is modified.

Que faire ensuite

To perform further actions, see Optimizing rack and cabinet usage.