Visualizing a rack or cabinet

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title: Visualizing a rack or cabinet
description: Visualize a rack or cabinet on the canvas using rack or cabinet visualization in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. Observe the loading of equipment and shelves into front- and rear-accessible racks or cabinets, with each item placed in its designated slot—Rack Units
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# Visualizing a rack or cabinet

Visualize a rack or cabinet on the canvas using rack or cabinet visualization in the Telecommunications Network Inventory application. Observe the loading of equipment and shelves into front- and rear-accessible racks or cabinets, with each item placed in its designated slot—Rack Units

## Rack visualization overview

Rack or cabinet visualization is a graphical representation of a datacenter rack or cabinet used to store and organize all equipment.

\[Omitted image "rack-visualization.png"\] Alt text: A rack where front and rear view of a rack loaded with equipments, and shelves along with the equipment or shelf details.

The previous screenshot is an example of a rack. From the **Overview** tab of a rack or cabinet, you can:

-   See the KPI \(Key Performance Indicator\) of a rack using rack utilization.

    **Note:** This KPI is only for racks.

-   See the percentage of allocated power currently utilized by all equipment within the rack. This value is derived from the equipment model details. However, the actual power consumption might vary.

    **Note:** This KPI is only for racks.

-   See the percentage of allocated weight currently utilized by all equipment within the rack. This value is derived from the equipment model details. However, the actual weight consumption might vary.

    **Note:**

    -   All rack capacities are calculated based on the capacity definition - rack capacity. To change the evaluation of the capacity, you can create a capacity definition and function. To learn more, see [Configuring capacity management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/configuring-capacity-management.md).
    -   This KPI is only for racks.
-   Explore different equipment types to optimize the placement of routers, shelves, or other network infrastructure.
-   See both the front and rear views of the rack or cabinet.
-   See all the reserved units and reserved by which user.
-   See the rack or cabinet and rack or cabinet models.
-   Create equipment from a rack or cabinet view. To learn more, see [Create a rack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-rack.md).
-   Edit a rack. To learn more, see [Edit rack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-rack.md).
-   Edit a cabinet. To learn more, see [Edit a cabinet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-cabinet.md).
-   Add packs
-   Decommission a rack or cabinet. To learn more, see [Decommission an inventory record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/decommision-an-inventory-record.md).
-   Delete a rack or cabinet. To learn more, see [Delete a record](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/delete-inventory-record.md).
-   Navigate to the rack/cabinets/slots form either from the canvas or the menu item.
-   See life-cycle stage of equipment.
-   See all the equipment and shelf details by selecting the info icon \(\[Omitted image "icon-info.png"\] Alt text: Info Icon.\).
-   See the number of total and occupied slots available.
-   Switch between the default and dark view using the preferences settings.

## Pre-requisites

To instantiate the creation of a rack or cabinet, you must:

1.  Create or select a model in the equipment holder model with the Equipment Rack or Cabinet **Model categories** to associate it with a rack or cabinet respectively.

    To learn more, see [Create an equipment holder model](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-equipment-holder-models.md).

2.  Create or select a relationship in the network model relationships with the Rack/Cabinet to Rack/Cabinet Slot **Relationship type** to define the number of rack slots.

    To learn more, see [Define a network model relationship](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-network-model-relationships.md).

3.  Create or select a template having the rack or cabinet model in the **inventory model** field.

    To learn more, see [Create an inventory template](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-inventory-templates.md).


## Visualize and manage a rack or cabinet

1.  Initiate the rack or cabinet creation based on the rack or cabinet model, and rack or cabinet slots based on the template. To learn more, see [Create a change request from Network Inventory Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create_a_change_request_in_tni.md).

    **Note:**

    -   You can create a rack using [Create a rack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-rack.md).
    -   You can create a cabinet using [Create a cabinet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-a-cabinet.md).
2.  Add an equipment or shelf to a rack or cabinet. To learn more, see [Create a change request from Network Inventory Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create_a_change_request_in_tni.md).

    **Note:** You can also edit, add, move, and remove an equipment using [Edit rack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-rack.md) and [Edit a cabinet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-cabinet.md).

3.  Remove an equipment or shelf from a rack or cabinet.

    To learn more, see [Create a change request from Network Inventory Workspace](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create_a_change_request_in_tni.md).


-   See all the network interfaces for the equipment placed in a rack or cabinet, without opening each equipment record individually. To learn more, see [View network interfaces for rack or cabinet equipment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/view-network-interfaces-for-rack-or-cabinet-equipment.md)
-   See all the physical connections for the equipment placed in a rack or cabinet, to audit connection status or find an available port before creating a new connection. To learn more, see [View physical connections for rack or cabinet equipment](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/view-physical-connections-for-rack-or-cabinet-equipment.md)

**Related topics**  


[Create a rack](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/edit-a-rack.md)

[Create a cabinet](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/telecom-network-inventory/telecommunications-network-inventory/create-a-cabinet.md)