Finding devices in Racks which are "Non-Racked" (no position) #2852
Description
Environment
- Python version: 3.5.2
- NetBox version: 2.5.5
Proposed Functionality
I would like to be able to identify all devices in a site which are in racks but are "non-racked" - i.e. they have been assigned to a rack but have no rack position recorded. Examples would be devices on shelves.
Currently the the way I am doing this is to browse to the detail page for each rack in turn, and look at the the list of non-racked devices down the page. This is tedious across many racks.
I have thought of some possible approaches:
- A new search filter, e.g.
/dcim/devices/?position=null. This would make the search column even busier than it already is. - In the Devices list, change the "rack" column to show "rack and position": e.g. instead of "407" show "407 U34 F", but non-racked devices would show as just "407". Then if you sort on this column, you'd see all the devices grouped by rack, and the non-racked ones grouped together too
- In the Rack Elevations view, show a list of the non-racked devices underneath each rack
Use Case
- Rack Elevations are a handy visual guide to the equipment in each rack, but are missing information about non-racked equipment within each rack, so don't provide a complete list of all the devices
- Quick data quality check - identify devices which should have been given a position
Database Changes
None
External Dependencies
None