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Building a rack diagram
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A rack diagram documents the physical layout of equipment in a rack, unit by unit. It uses the same editor as other diagrams, with dedicated rack elements.
Creating a rack diagram
- Select Diagrams → New diagram.
- Choose the Rack type, name it, and (optionally) assign a site.
- Open the editor.
Building the rack
- Use the Rack node to add an enclosure. It appears as a vertical frame with numbered U (rack-unit) slots.
- Select the rack and set its height with the Rack units (U) counter.
- With the rack selected, choose Add item to place a piece of equipment in the first free slot.
- Select an item to set its:
- Label (e.g. the device name)
- Units (U) — how many slots tall it is
- Colour — one of six swatches, to group or categorise equipment
- Image — an optional icon
Repeat for each device, then Save.
Notes & tips
- Rack items are placed by rack unit; a multi-U device occupies the number of slots you set.
- Rack diagrams are visual documentation — items are labels you position, not automatic links to inventory. Use a topology diagram when you want live-status nodes tied to real devices.
- Site detail pages surface a Racks count that links to the rack diagrams for that site — see Viewing a site's inventory.