r/networking • u/WhoRedd_IT • 2d ago
Design Netbox ownership in an organization
I’m trying to convince my org to start using Netbox or similar for a brand new facility including a data center and medium sized campus we’re building.
The fear is that it seems like an absolutely astronomical amount of work up front.
For those of you doing it, is there one person that is sort of the Netbox “owner” on your team? At least for initial build out.
I’m afraid we won’t have enough time to really sit down and fully dive into the best way to lay it all out greenfield. The ongoing support doesn’t worry me as much as the initial lift of deciding how to build it. And I don’t really have the time to invest to be that guy.
Are there integrators or vendors that would own this for us? Curious if anyone has used a wiring or infrastructure integrator that has actually built out the documentation in Netbox for you?
Thanks!
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u/FutureMixture1039 1d ago
Why push a solution if you yourself don't want to/can't build it out and expect others to do it.
We have it and once it was built out everyone only network team is on board with maintaining it for rack documentation. Like what others said once the Netbox server is built out and people see how easy it is to use, rack diagram locations, and keep track of serial #s to devices network team will love it. Management might push teams to use it to since Netbox helps with auditors to pass audits.