Equipment Holder form
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Summary of Equipment Holder form
The Equipment Holder form in ServiceNow allows you to create, review, and modify details related to network assets specifically for equipment holders. This form helps manage physical and operational characteristics of network assets, providing a structured way to track asset orientation, capacity, lifecycle, and management details.
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Key Features
- General Information Fields: Capture essential details such as physical slot orientation (None, Horizontal, Vertical), serial number, asset count (total, in use, available), support group, and lifecycle stage (e.g., Deploy, Design, End of Life, Operational, Purchase).
- Lifecycle and Status Tracking: Track the asset’s lifecycle stage and status including In Maintenance, In Use, and Pending Retirement to support asset management and decision-making.
- Management Details: Assign a manager to the asset by selecting a user, and include manufacturer model IDs and alarmable status to integrate with monitoring and maintenance processes.
- Configuration Details: Specify manufacturer, model number, orientation, unit position, and associated network domain (Mobility, Telco, Core) to categorize and organize assets effectively.
- Capacity and Power Specifications: Define the total units occupied, units in use, and units available within the equipment holder. Specify allotted electric power with unit options (Watts, Kilowatts, Megawatts, Horsepower) and include a minimum recommended power to maintain rack/cabinet capacity.
- Weight Capacity: Enter maximum weight capacity and select units based on the measurement system (Metric or US Imperial), including grams, kilograms, ounces, and pounds, ensuring accurate physical asset management.
- Comments Section: Add free-form text comments for additional context or notes on the network asset, such as duty technician assignments.
Practical Benefits for ServiceNow Customers
- Efficiently manage equipment holder network assets with comprehensive data on physical layout, lifecycle, and operational status.
- Ensure accurate capacity and power planning by using standardized units and conversion formulas embedded in the form.
- Facilitate asset tracking and accountability by associating assets with managers and support groups.
- Enhance monitoring and maintenance processes by specifying alarmable options and lifecycle statuses.
- Support cross-domain network asset management by clearly defining the network domain and unit positioning.
Using the Equipment Holder form enables ServiceNow customers to maintain detailed, organized, and actionable records of their network equipment holders, supporting better asset lifecycle management and operational efficiency.
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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