Equipment Holder form
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Summary of Equipment Holder form
The Equipment Holder form in ServiceNow enables you to create, review, and update detailed information about network assets associated with equipment holders. This form captures essential data about the physical and operational characteristics, lifecycle status, and configuration specifics of the network asset, supporting effective management and tracking.
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Key Features
- General Information: Capture physical slot orientation (None, Horizontal, Vertical), serial numbers, asset counts (total, in use, available), and lifecycle stage such as Deploy, Design, Inventory, Operational, Purchase, or End of Life.
- Lifecycle Management: Track lifecycle status including In Use, In Maintenance, and Pending Retirement to maintain asset status visibility.
- Management Details: Assign the asset to a responsible manager by selecting a user from the system.
- Configuration Details: Specify manufacturer and model identifiers, physical orientation, unit position, and network domain ownership (Mobility, Telco, Core).
- Capacity and Power Specifications: Define allotted electric power with unit options (Watts, Kilowatts, Megawatts, Horsepower) and ensure minimum power values to maintain rack/cabinet capacity. Max weight capacity and unit of measure can be set using Metric or US Imperial systems with appropriate unit conversions.
- Additional Information: Use the comments field for freeform notes related to the asset.
- Alarmable Option: Indicate if an alarm system can be assigned to the network asset.
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
Using the Equipment Holder form allows you to systematically record and manage network assets, ensuring accurate lifecycle tracking and capacity planning. It supports informed decision-making regarding asset deployment, maintenance, and retirement. Configuration fields enable integration with manufacturer and vendor data, enhancing asset traceability and operational efficiency. The form’s detailed power and weight capacity settings help maintain infrastructure reliability and prevent overloads.
Overall, this form equips your network operations with a comprehensive, structured tool for overseeing equipment holders, contributing to improved asset visibility, accountability, and lifecycle management within ServiceNow.
The Equipment Holder form enables you to create, review, and modify the network asset details for an equipment holder.
| Field | Description |
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| Name | Physical orientation of the slots in this network asset:
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| Serial number | Total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available, in this network asset. |
| Asset | Number of equipment holder units that are in use in this network asset. |
| Support group | Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset. |
| Life Cycle Stage | Stage of the life cycle that this network asset is in:
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| Managed by | Name of the person who manages this network asset. Select the search icon ( |
| Life Cycle Stage Status | Status of the network asset as it relates to the life cycle stage that it is in:
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| Model ID | Manufacturer's model identification number for this network asset. |
| Alarmable | Option that designates if an alarm system can be assigned to this network asset. |
) and select a user from the listing.| Field | Description |
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| Manufacturer | Name of the network asset's manufacturer. Select the search icon ( |
| Model number |
Manufacturer's model number for this network asset. |
| Orientation |
Physical orientation of the slots in this network asset:
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| Unit position |
Unit position of this network asset. |
| Network Domain | Domain of ownership and responsibility for this network asset or connection. Select one of the following options:
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| Units occupied | Total number of equipment holder units, both occupied and available, in this network asset. |
| Units in use | Number of equipment holder units that are in use in this network asset. |
| Units available | Number of equipment holder units that are available for use in this network asset. |
| Comments | Free form text that is used to comment on a network asset. For example, Duty tech is Rahul Dev. |
| Allotted Electric Power | Maximum power allotted to the asset. Note:
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| Allotted Electric Power unit | Units in which the allotted electric power of the asset is measured. Select any one of the following units.
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| Unit of Measure System | Measurement type based on which the Max weight capacity unit is fetched. Select any one of the following measurement types.
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| Max weight capacity | Maximum capacity of assets. Note: By default, the value is converted to Pounds (lbs), in the capacity metric and following is the conversion formula
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| Max weight capacity unit | Unit in which weight of the asset is measured. Select any one of the following.
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