Every U accounted for
Drag equipment onto a rack elevation and know instantly whether it fits: space, depth, weight, power and reservations are all checked as you mount.
Mount with confidence
Mounting is refused when the U is in use, the device is too deep, the rack would exceed its weight or power limit, or the space is reserved for someone else.
Find space for a whole order
Give Fit mode a bill of materials and it returns up to three ranked proposals, with a reason for every rack it rejects.
Paper that matches the record
Print rack sheets, QR and barcode labels, and hand over one PDF per site or room.
From setup to answer in four steps
Open the rack
Equip mode shows front and rear elevations with a tray of devices beside them.
Drag to a U position
Drop a device on a U position. Press R to flip the face while dragging, and use the parking strip to unmount kit without removing it from the site.
Read the totals
Each rack shows U used of total, kW against capacity, kg against capacity and its largest free gap.
Roll it up
Those figures roll up to room, floor, building and site whenever equipment is saved.
What you can do
Rules that run as you mount
Zero-U kit such as vertical PDUs goes on the side rails, two per rail. Reserved space shows as a band naming who it is for and until when.
Fit finder for bills of materials
Fit mode takes catalogue items or a bill of materials and finds where they fit. Keep large gaps free, use the fewest racks, use one rack or keep to the same row.
Import, labels and handover
An import wizard brings in sites, rooms, racks, assets, ports, connections and circuits from spreadsheets, with templates, header mapping, row checks and a downloadable error sheet. A handover pack is one PDF with a contents page, an A3 rack sheet per rack, patch and cable schedules, test results and photos.
Works with the rest of the platform
Room and floor planner
Open any room as a 2D floor plan or a 3D view, drop racks onto the tile grid and see at once whether they fit, clear the doors and face the right way.
Read moreCapacity planning
Ask the question in the form it is asked on the floor. NetCosm answers yes or no, names the limiting factor and shows the records it used.
Read moreCabling and connectivity
Patch by dragging between ports, let NetCosm route cables along your trays and work out the length, then trace any circuit end to end.
Read moreFrequently asked questions
How do we add equipment?
Drag it from the tray onto a U position on the front or rear elevation.
What does it check when mounting?
U clashes, usable depth, weight and power limits, and space reserved for someone else.
Can it find space for a bill of materials?
Yes. Fit mode ranks up to three proposals by small gaps, fewest racks, one rack or same row.
Can we print rack drawings and labels?
Rack sheets export as SVG or vector PDF. Labels print with QR or Code 128 codes to A4 PDF or Zebra printers.
We use spreadsheets or another DCIM today. Can we import?
Yes. The import wizard takes spreadsheets and DCIM exports, with templates, header mapping and an error sheet.
What do we hand over after a fit-out?
A single PDF with rack sheets, patch and cable schedules, test results and photos.
NetCosm is hosted in the United Kingdom, so your rack, power and network records stay in the UK.
See it on your own floor
Book a demo and we will walk through it with your rooms, racks and addresses in mind.