# Racks

A rack is a piece of equipment such as a patch bay or computer cabinet used to organize, host and physically connect different network equipments and servers in a datacenter or technical room.

A rack is a dedicated object in GLPI that virtually represents the physical structure of a rack or cabinet. It is designed to :

* **Organize equipment**: A rack is used to visualize and manage the physical equipment (servers, switches, routers, UPS, etc.)
* installed in it.
* **Facilitate physical management**: It enables you to track where equipment is installed in a physical space (technical room, datacenter, etc.).
* **Optimize space**: Racks help ensure that space is used efficiently, and that there's still room for new equipment.

![module assets - global view racks](https://3503800744-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FIiEHKRx5AeABNDLcRlWX%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-ba81689f56a380de77774d8e6f00c3c1033d806a%2Frack.png?alt=media)

When you add a rack (by **+ Add** at the top of the screen), you can add certain information:

* Name
* [Data center position](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/data_center_position)
* [Location](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/location)
* [Technician in charge](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/technician_in_charge)
* [Group in charge](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/group_in_charge)
* [Serial number](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/serial_number)
* [User](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/user)
* [Comments](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/comments)
* Position in room
* Number of units
* Height
* Max. Power (in watts)
* Max. weight
* [Status](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/status)
* [Rack type](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/asset_type)
* [Manufacturer](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/manufacturer)
* [Model](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/model)
* [Inventory number](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/inventory_number)
* [Group](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/common_fields/group)
* [Server room](https://github.com/glpi-network/gitbook/blob/main/modules/management/data-centers.md#server-room)
* Door orientation in room (North, East, South, West)
* Width
* Depth
* Measured power (in watts)
* Background color

## Items

The [Item](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/assets/tabs/rack_items) tab shows the position of each element in the rack. You can modify, add or remove an item from your park to your rack.

## Impact Analysis

[Impact analysis](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/tabs/impact_analysis) enables an infrastructure diagram to be drawn up, showing the dependencies and impacts in the event of equipment loss. This can be saved and exported

## Contracts

GLPI supports [contracts](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/management/contract) management, in order to manage contract types such as loan, maintenance, support...

Contracts management allows to:

* make an inventory of all contracts related to the organization assets
* integrate contracts in GLPI financial management
* anticipate and follow contract renewal.

## Documents

The [document](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/management/documents) tab lets you link different types of file to a material (PDF, txt, png, etc.) You can attach a document already uploaded to GLPI or add a new one directly from this tab.

## Tickets

View all [tickets](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tabs/tickets) linked to the computer

## Problems

This tab refers to all hardware-related [problems](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/assistance/problems). Problems can also be linked to tickets, projects, etc. This allows you to have a complete scenario when necessary.

## Changes

[Changes](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/assistance/changes) lists all changes related to a material. From this tab, you can't link a change directly, you can do it from **Assistance** > **Changes** > **Items**. You can create a new change from this page, which will be linked to the material you have selected.

## Reservations

The [reservation](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tools/reservations) tab lets you reserve equipment, view the reservation schedule, or cancel the possibility of reserving this equipment. By default, equipment cannot be reserved; you must first authorize this action manually.

## Historical

[Historical](https://help.glpi-project.org/documentation/modules/tabs/historical) lists all the actions carried out on the object in question

## All Information

For an item, all information is displayed on one page from the *All* tab. This shows all of the tabs of an object's form in one view, one below the other.