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
Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
Select the list icon (
List icon.\), and then go to **Inventory** > **Slot**.
Create a slot by selecting New.
On the Equipment Holder form, fill in the fields.
To learn more, see Equipment Holder form.
Select Set Inventory Attributes.
On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.
To learn more about the fields, see TNI CI Attributes form.
Select Save.
Parent Topic:Manually creating and reviewing your network asset instances