rack "side" view + actual device depth #8540

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opened 2025-12-29 20:37:56 +01:00 by adam · 4 comments
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Originally created by @ITJamie on GitHub (Aug 31, 2023).

NetBox version

v3.5.9

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

a new field would exist on devicetype models which knew the actual depth of a device, this could be used to calculate if a device can fit into a rack & if it would be full or partial depth in that rack.

along with the front/rear elevation view of a rack a "side" view would be useful. this would be especially useful on two post racks which can sometimes need to be balanced (not have all heavy devices hanging to one side).

Use case

  • quicker ability to visualize a rack
  • potentially flag where devices are too long to fit into a rack (device depth vs rack dimensions)
  • we could potentially drop the current depth boolean in the future and instead calculate full depth vs half depth based on rack depth and device type dimensions.

Database changes

add a new device_depth (int) field to device type model

External dependencies

n/a

Originally created by @ITJamie on GitHub (Aug 31, 2023). ### NetBox version v3.5.9 ### Feature type Change to existing functionality ### Proposed functionality a new field would exist on devicetype models which knew the actual depth of a device, this could be used to calculate if a device can fit into a rack & if it would be full or partial depth in that rack. along with the front/rear elevation view of a rack a "side" view would be useful. this would be especially useful on two post racks which can sometimes need to be balanced (not have all heavy devices hanging to one side). ### Use case - quicker ability to visualize a rack - potentially flag where devices are too long to fit into a rack (device depth vs rack dimensions) - we could potentially drop the current depth boolean in the future and instead calculate full depth vs half depth based on rack depth and device type dimensions. ### Database changes add a new device_depth (int) field to device type model ### External dependencies n/a
adam added the type: featurepending closure labels 2025-12-29 20:37:56 +01:00
adam closed this issue 2025-12-29 20:37:56 +01:00
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@ITJamie commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2023):

related: #13555

@ITJamie commented on GitHub (Aug 31, 2023): related: #13555
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@AnythingOverIP commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024):

Duplicate of https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/1627

@AnythingOverIP commented on GitHub (Mar 12, 2024): Duplicate of https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/1627
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Reference: starred/netbox#8540