Cable Trace for a complete Switch #10711

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opened 2025-12-29 21:35:07 +01:00 by adam · 1 comment
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Originally created by @NotHBlocks on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025).

NetBox version

v4.2.1

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

It would be nice if we have a feature like cable trace for a whole Switch. With this feature you can see the cable trace of all connected cables from one Switch.
See example picture below.

For one cable now:

Image

My expectedfunction:

Image

To be clear. The other red cable show the connection to the other switch.

Use case

You can print those sites and put it analogue into the serverroom. Espacilly helpfull for Core devices. If you have an connectivity lost you have some data to check. For Example if Netbox isn´t available.

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Originally created by @NotHBlocks on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025). ### NetBox version v4.2.1 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality It would be nice if we have a feature like cable trace for a whole Switch. With this feature you can see the cable trace of all connected cables from one Switch. See example picture below. For one cable now: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/ad4a00b9-9b00-4548-bbe2-39fb6b8206fb) My expectedfunction: ![Image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/2bd607ac-6e36-4376-b67e-089ff3ec9e57) To be clear. The other red cable show the connection to the other switch. ### Use case You can print those sites and put it analogue into the serverroom. Espacilly helpfull for Core devices. If you have an connectivity lost you have some data to check. For Example if Netbox isn´t available. ### Database changes _No response_ ### External dependencies _No response_
adam added the type: featureplugin candidate labels 2025-12-29 21:35:07 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 21:35:07 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025):

This is far too complex a topic to be captured in such a vague feature request. Why don't you implement your idea in a plugin first, then present it to the community for consideration as a potential core feature?

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Jan 29, 2025): This is far too complex a topic to be captured in such a vague feature request. Why don't you implement your idea in a plugin first, then present it to the community for consideration as a potential core feature?
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Reference: starred/netbox#10711