Create Network Device

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Network Device

 

Any type of network device: router, switch, hub, load balancer, firewall…

Network Device Properties
 

Name	Type	Mandatory?
Name	Alphanumeric string	Yes
Organization	Foreign key to a(n) Organization	Yes
Status	Possible values: implementation, obsolete, production, stock	No
Business criticity	Possible values: high, low, medium	No
Location	Foreign key to a(n) Location	No
Rack	Foreign key to a(n) Rack	No
Enclosure	Foreign key to a(n) Enclosure	No
Network type	Foreign key to a(n) Network Device Type	Yes
Brand	Foreign key to a(n) Brand	No
Model	Foreign key to a(n) Model	No
IOS version	Foreign key to a(n) IOS Version	No
Management IP	IP Address	No
RAM	Alphanumeric string	No
Rack units	Numeric value (could be negative)	No
Serial number	Alphanumeric string	No
Asset number	Alphanumeric string	No
Move to production date	Date (year-month-day)	No
Purchase date	Date (year-month-day)	No
End of warranty	Date (year-month-day)	No
PowerA source	Foreign key to a(n) Power Connection	No
PowerB source	Foreign key to a(n) Power Connection	No
Description	Multiline character string	No

Tabs
 

Tab	Description
Contacts	All the contacts for this configuration item
Documents	All the documents linked to this configuration item
Tickets	All the tickets for this configuration item
Network interfaces	All the physical network interfaces
Devices	All the devices connected to this network device
Provider contracts	All the provider contracts for this configuration item
Services	All the services impacted by this configuration item

Creating a new Network Device
 

Click on the “New CI” menu:

Then select “Network Device” in the form below:

And click “Apply” to display the Network Device creation form:

Relations
 

• Impacts: a Network Device impacts all the devices connected to it (Servers, PCs, SAN Switches, NAS, Storage Systems, other Network Devices, etc.), the Application Solutions it belongs to and all the contacts (Persons or Teams) directly linked to it.

• Depends on: a Network Device is considered as depending on the other Network Devices and SAN Switches it is connected to. If the Network Devices is located in an Enclosure, it depends on it.