Router, Switch, Firewall, Virtual Machine, Load Balancer, and Server forms

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated August 1, 2024
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    • The equipment form enables you to create, review, and modify the network asset details in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application for the router, switch, firewall, virtual machine, load balancer, or server.

    Table 1. Common fields
    Field Description
    Name Name of the network inventory asset.
    Location Location of the network inventory asset.
    Description Description about network inventory asset.
    Support group

    Group that supports this network asset.
    Supported by

    Name of the person who supports this network asset.
    Managed By Group Name of the group who manages this network inventory asset.
    Environment Current state of the network asset. Select one of the following options:
    • Development
    • Production
    • Test
    Company Company who owns this network inventory asset.
    Model ID Model ID of this network inventory asset.
    Manufacturer Name of the manufacturer.
    Model number Manufacturer original model number.
    Category Model category of this network inventory asset.
    Subcategory Model subcategory of this network inventory asset.
    Discovery source Name of primary (most trusted) discovery source.
    First discovered Date and time instance was first discovered.
    Most recent discovery Date and time instance was last discovered.
    Correlation ID ID of the instance from another data source.
    Department Department where this network inventory asset belongs to.
    Life Cycle Stage Life-cycle stage of the network inventory asset.
    Life cycle Stage Status Status of the life-cycle stage.
    Attested By Name of the person who attests this network inventory asset.
    Attested Date Date of attestation.
    Attestation Status Status of attestation.
    Install Status Status of the network inventory asset installation.
    Operational status Operational status of the network inventory asset.
    Fault count Number of faults.
    Maintenance schedule Type of inspection that is performed on the network inventory asset.
    Schedule Type of maintenance schedule.
    Fully qualified domain name Domain name that specifies its exact location in the tree hierarchy of the Domain Name System (DNS).
    IP Address Unique address that identifies a network inventory asset on the network.
    MAC Address MAC address of the device.
    Serial number Serial number of the network inventory asset.
    DNS Domain Unique name or address assigned to the device within the Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure.
    Attributes Any additional attributes.
    Comments

    Free form text that is used to comment on a network asset. For example, Duty tech is Rahul Dev.
    Monitor Option to print the details of this network inventory asset.
    Can Print Option to print the details of this network inventory asset.

    Server fields

    The following fields are available only in the Server form in the Configuration Attributes section.

    Table 2. Server fields
    Field Description
    OS Domain Operating system domain of the configuration item (CI).
    RAM (MB) Amount of RAM on the computer​, in megabytes (MB).
    Operating System Operating system running on the CI.
    CPU manufacturer Name of the CPU manufacturer.
    OS Version Version of the operating system running on the CI.
    CPU type Type of CPU.
    OS Service Pack Service pack that is installed on the operating system​.
    CPU speed (MHz) Speed of the CPU, in Megahertz (MHz)​.
    CPU count Number of CPUs​.
    Disk space (GB) Amount of disk space, in gigabytes (GB).
    CPU core count Number of cores per CPU​.

    To learn about the Asset attribute fields, see Working in the Next Experience UI.

    To learn about the remaining configuration fields that are common to most of the Inventory menu forms, see Commonly used network asset instance configuration fields.

    To learn about the remaining configuration fields that are common to most of the Inventory menu forms, see Commonly used network asset instance configuration fields.