Create a telecommunications equipment instance

  • Release version: Yokohama
  • Updated January 30, 2025
  • 2 minutes to read

    • 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 for Telecommunications Network Inventory.

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to Workspaces > Network Inventory Workspace.
    2. 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.

      OptionDescription
      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.
    3. Select New and then select the equipment type from the list.
      To learn more about the equipment extended classes, see Equipment extension classes.
    4. In the Equipment form, fill in the fields.

      To learn more about the fields in the Equipment form, see 783b9843bc4b7a88e2e60f49d46b68317ec4cc4b.dita.

    5. 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.

    6. 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.

    7. 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.

    8. Optional: 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.

    9. Optional: 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 Using an attribute pack for a CI record.
    10. Optional: 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.
    11. Select Submit.
      The inventory record is created for the equipment type that you’ve selected.

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