Add additional Status for Racks or Devices #4716

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opened 2025-12-29 19:19:48 +01:00 by adam · 2 comments
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Originally created by @markuszeiter on GitHub (Apr 1, 2021).

NetBox version

v2.8.9

Feature type

New functionality

Proposed functionality

I would like to be able to add (on demand in UI or config file) additional RACK or DEVICE STATUS CHOICES.

Use case

For the rack use case we have different states from our data center team which we would like to represent in netbox.

Database changes

not sure

External dependencies

not sure

Originally created by @markuszeiter on GitHub (Apr 1, 2021). ### NetBox version v2.8.9 ### Feature type New functionality ### Proposed functionality I would like to be able to add (on demand in UI or config file) additional RACK or DEVICE STATUS CHOICES. ### Use case For the rack use case we have different states from our data center team which we would like to represent in netbox. ### Database changes not sure ### External dependencies not sure
adam added the type: feature label 2025-12-29 19:19:48 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 19:19:48 +01:00
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@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2021):

This has been proposed in the past and we've opted to stick with the hard-coded statuses because they're standardized and more efficient. You also have the option of employing custom fields and/or tags to further classify devices and racks per your needs.

@jeremystretch commented on GitHub (Apr 1, 2021): This has been proposed in the past and we've opted to stick with the hard-coded statuses because they're standardized and more efficient. You also have the option of employing custom fields and/or tags to further classify devices and racks per your needs.
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@markuszeiter commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021):

@jeremystretch ok, thank you very much for the quick feedback.

@markuszeiter commented on GitHub (Apr 7, 2021): @jeremystretch ok, thank you very much for the quick feedback.
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Reference: starred/netbox#4716