Manage Server Room Location #1464

Closed
opened 2025-12-29 16:32:19 +01:00 by adam · 3 comments
Owner

Originally created by @Maxkaha on GitHub (Dec 16, 2017).

Issue type

[x ] Feature request
[ ] Bug report
[ ] Documentation

Description

Modify the current management of locations:

  • Region
        - Region
             - Site 1
                  - Rack Groups 1
                  - Rack Groups 2
                  - Rack Groups ...
             - Site 2
                  - Rack Groups 1
                  - Rack Groups 2
                  - Rack Groups ...
             - Website ...
    by a management of "server rooms":
  • Region
        - Region
             - Site 1
                  - Server Room 1
                         - Rack Groups 1 (Row 1)
                         - Rack Groups 2 (Row 2)
                         - Rack Groups ... (Row ...)
                  - Server Room 2
                         - Rack Groups 1 (Row 1)
                         - Rack Groups 2 (Row 2)
                         - Rack Groups ... (Row ...)
             - Site 2
                  - Server Room 1
                         - Rack Groups 1 (Row 1)
                         - Rack Groups 2 (Row 2)
                         - Rack Groups ... (Row ...)
             - Website ...

The goal being to add a grill for the server room for the layout of the rack in the room. (example : http://ralph-demo.allegro.tech/dc_view#/sr/196)

image

image

Originally created by @Maxkaha on GitHub (Dec 16, 2017). <!-- Before opening a new issue, please search through the existing issues to see if your topic has already been addressed. Note that you may need to remove the "is:open" filter from the search bar to include closed issues. Check the appropriate type for your issue below by placing an x between the brackets. For assistance with installation issues, or for any other issues other than those listed below, please raise your topic for discussion on our mailing list: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/netbox-discuss Please note that issues which do not fall under any of the below categories will be closed. Due to an excessive backlog of feature requests, we are not currently accepting any proposals which extend NetBox's feature scope. Do not prepend any sort of tag to your issue's title. An administrator will review your issue and assign labels as appropriate. ---> ### Issue type [x ] Feature request <!-- An enhancement of existing functionality --> [ ] Bug report <!-- Unexpected or erroneous behavior --> [ ] Documentation <!-- A modification to the documentation --> <!-- Please describe the environment in which you are running NetBox. (Be sure to verify that you are running the latest stable release of NetBox before submitting a bug report.) If you are submitting a bug report and have made any changes to the code base, please first validate that your bug can be recreated while running an official release. --> <!-- BUG REPORTS must include: * A list of the steps needed for someone else to reproduce the bug * A description of the expected and observed behavior * Any relevant error messages (screenshots may also help) FEATURE REQUESTS must include: * A detailed description of the proposed functionality * A use case for the new feature * A rough description of any necessary changes to the database schema * Any relevant third-party libraries which would be needed --> ### Description Modify the current management of locations: - Region     - Region          - Site 1               - Rack Groups 1               - Rack Groups 2               - Rack Groups ...          - Site 2               - Rack Groups 1               - Rack Groups 2               - Rack Groups ...          - Website ... by a management of "server rooms": - Region     - Region          - Site 1               - Server Room 1                      - Rack Groups 1 (Row 1)                      - Rack Groups 2 (Row 2)                      - Rack Groups ... (Row ...)               - Server Room 2                      - Rack Groups 1 (Row 1)                      - Rack Groups 2 (Row 2)                      - Rack Groups ... (Row ...)          - Site 2               - Server Room 1                      - Rack Groups 1 (Row 1)                      - Rack Groups 2 (Row 2)                      - Rack Groups ... (Row ...)          - Website ... The goal being to add a grill for the server room for the layout of the rack in the room. (example : http://ralph-demo.allegro.tech/dc_view#/sr/196) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34587246/34068922-8634b4a2-e245-11e7-975a-777f479bfec8.png) ![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/34587246/34068925-9aa79512-e245-11e7-8c8a-4d1cd100a58d.png)
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 16:32:19 +01:00
Author
Owner

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2017):

NetBox intentionally uses ambiguous language like "rack group" and "site" because organization schemes vary widely among organizations. Thus, we would not introduce a "server room" model. However, there has been talk of making rack groups recursive (like regions). Would this address your request?

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2017): NetBox intentionally uses ambiguous language like "rack group" and "site" because organization schemes vary widely among organizations. Thus, we would not introduce a "server room" model. However, there has been talk of making rack groups recursive (like regions). Would this address your request?
Author
Owner

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2017):

Nested (recursive) rack groups was proposed in #1754.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 20, 2017): Nested (recursive) rack groups was proposed in #1754.
Author
Owner

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 26, 2017):

Closing this out as it should be covered by #1754

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Dec 26, 2017): Closing this out as it should be covered by #1754
Sign in to join this conversation.
1 Participants
Notifications
Due Date
No due date set.
Dependencies

No dependencies set.

Reference: starred/netbox#1464