Create a telecommunications equipment instance
Create a telecommunications equipment instance in your network. You define the equipment instances so that you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.
Before you begin
Role required: sn_ni_core.inventory_admin, sn_ni_core.inventory_agent
About this task
You can create the equipment instances that have the inventory category set as Equipment. When you create an equipment record, it creates a configuration item (CI) record in the corresponding equipment table. To learn more about the equipment extended classes, see Data model.
Procedure
Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
Select the list icon (
List icon.\), and then go to **Inventory** > **All Equipment**.
You can create the following equipment types by selecting the options from the List menu.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| IP Routers, IP Switches, IP Firewalls, IP Load Balancers, Servers, or Virtual Machines | Creates a record that you’ve selected. To learn more about the fields in the form, see Router, Switch, Firewall, Virtual Machine, Load Balancer, and Server forms. |
| Kubernetes Clusters | Creates a Kubernetes cluster instance. To learn more about the fields in the form, see Kubernetes discovery using patterns. |
| Kubernetes Pods | Creates a Kubernetes pod machine instance. To learn more about the fields in the form, see Kubernetes discovery using patterns. |
Select New and then select the equipment type from the list.
To learn more about the equipment extended classes, see Equipment extension classes.
In the Equipment form, fill in the fields.
To learn more about the fields in the Equipment form, see ee9363b19ca20d3f5503d82662539f1c1d1d3c8f.dita.
Create the Telecommunications Network Inventory attributes for the Telco Equipment form by selecting Set Inventory Attributes.
When you select the Set Inventory Attributes button, it creates a reference in the CI table.
Note:
If you select Save without selecting Set Inventory Attributes, it creates a CI record but not a Telecommunications Network Inventory CI record.
On the TNI CI Attributes form, fill in the fields.
To learn more about the Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields, see the TNI CI Attributes form.
Select Save.
The Telecommunications Network Inventory attribute fields are displayed on the Telco Equipment form after you save the TNI CI Attributes form. The Set Inventory Attributes doesn’t appear when you reopen the CI record.
To view the Dependency views map, select the more options icon (
More Options icon.\) and then select **Dependency View**.
The Dependency Views map graphically displays the CIs that support the specific network asset and the relationships between the CIs.
- Select the more options icon (
More Options icon.\) and then select **Add Packs** to capture the attributes for a configuration item \(CI\) record.
To learn more, see [Attribute pack for CI records](using-pack-table-ci-record.md).
- Select the more options icon (
More Options icon.\) and then select **Decommission** to decommission a CI record.
To learn more, see [Decommission an inventory record](decommision-an-inventory-record.md).
Select Submit.
The inventory record is created for the equipment type that you’ve selected.
What to do next
If you want to establish relationships with the other network assets, enter the details in the related tabs. To learn more, see Related tabs in the Network inventory forms.
To delete an inventory record, see Delete a record.
Review and update the telecommunications equipment details
Review and update a network asset instance for your telecommunications equipment. You define the equipment instances so that you can track and manage your network assets in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application.
Parent Topic:Manually creating and reviewing your network asset instances
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