Create a slot for equipment

Create a slot to provide a designated space for the equipment to maintain, update and access all types of equipment. You can route cables 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

About this task

Slots help a rack to distribute the weight of the equipment across the rack evenly. On creating a slot, a record is created in the Slot [cmdb_ci_container_slot] table.

Procedure

1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
2. Select the list icon (), and then go to Inventory > Slot.
3. Create a slot by selecting 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.