Cabling and power management

Managing the myriad of cables within a data center or network environment can be challenging. Without a structured approach to documenting and tracing these cables, troubleshooting and modifications can quickly become a complicated mess. Nautobot provides a comprehensive approach to cable management, helping administrators maintain an organized, efficient, and transparent infrastructure.

Cables

In Nautobot, the essential foundation of connectivity is the cable. Each cable you define in the system stands for a tangible, physical link between two termination points. This representation is crucial for understanding how devices communicate, how power is distributed, or how data is transferred.

Key attributes of cables

Let’s continue to dive in and learn more about cables:

• Endpoints (A and B): While denoted as A and B for simplicity, it’s important to note that cables are direction-agnostic in Nautobot. The order doesn’...