Equipment Holder form
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Summary of Equipment Holder form
The Equipment Holder form in ServiceNow allows customers to create, review, and modify network asset details related to equipment holders. This form is essential for managing physical and operational characteristics of network assets, ensuring accurate tracking and lifecycle management.
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Key Features
- General Fields: Capture essential details such as slot physical orientation (none, horizontal, vertical), serial number, asset counts (total, in use, available), support group, lifecycle stage (deploy, design, end of life, inventory, operational, purchase), lifecycle stage status (in maintenance, in use, pending retirement), model ID, alarmable designation, and manager assignment.
- Configuration Fields: Include manufacturer and model details, physical slot orientation, unit position, network domain ownership (mobility, telco, core), unit counts (total, in use, available), free-form comments for additional context, allotted electric power with unit selection (Watts, Kilowatts, Megawatts, Horsepower) and conversion formulas, and maximum weight capacity with unit of measure (metric or US Imperial) and appropriate unit options (grams, kilograms, ounces, pounds).
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
- Accurately track physical and operational attributes of network assets to support asset lifecycle management and maintenance planning.
- Manage power capacity details with automatic unit conversions to maintain rack or cabinet power constraints effectively.
- Specify physical orientation and unit positioning to align with network design and deployment requirements.
- Assign and identify responsible personnel for asset management to improve accountability.
- Utilize lifecycle stage and status fields to monitor asset readiness and retirement status, helping optimize asset utilization.
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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