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If the port is not documented at the time of link creation you can click the button labeled labelled Add port.

Obtain new Path ID (NU-4xxxxxx) and document the path

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  • Go to the equipment using the search bar or using the menu.
  • Click Edit and then click the Location area.
  • Use the drop downs to navigate to the correct rack and click save. If an equipment spans more than one rack the lowest tile space should be used.
    It does not matter if the equipment already has a location set, a new location will replace it.

Creating patches

  • In the left menu click Create new and choose NORDUnet Cable for cables with NORDUnet IDs or External Cable for other patches.
  • Fill out the form and click Save. You will be sent to the newly created Cable.
  • Click Edit and set the cables connections. You can set two at the time but that does not mean that the number of connections are limited to two. Just click save and continue and you can add more connections.

If the port you want to connect the cable to is missing you can click the button labelled Add port to open a new window where you can create a port.

Tip: If you have to create a lot of cables you can paste in the cable name after " class="external-link" rel="nofollow">https://ni.nordu.net/lu/cable name to save a few clicks per cable.

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  • In the left menu click Create new and choose External Equipment or ODF.
  • Fill out the form and click Save. You will be sent to the newly created equipment.
  • Click Edit and set the location.
  • If you like you can add all the ports you need by clicking the Ports area. If you do this you will have to set the port type for all the ports after saving the equipment.
  • Click Save.

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Add a missing port

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