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ConvertTo-NBRackConsole

Since

v4.4.10.0

SYNOPSIS

Convert rack elevation data to ASCII-art console output

SYNTAX

ConvertTo-NBRackConsole [-RackName] <String> [[-SiteName] <String>] [[-UHeight] <Int32>] [[-Face] <String>]
 [[-ElevationData] <PSObject[]>] [-Compact] [-NoColor] [-ProgressAction <ActionPreference>]
 [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Internal helper function that generates an ASCII-art representation of a rack elevation diagram for terminal/console display.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLE 1

$elevation = Get-NBDCIMRackElevation -Id 24
ConvertTo-NBRackConsole -RackName "DC1-R01" -SiteName "Amsterdam" -UHeight 42 -Face Front -ElevationData $elevation

Generates ASCII-art rack elevation for display in terminal with ANSI colors.

EXAMPLE 2

$elevation = Get-NBDCIMRackElevation -Id 24
ConvertTo-NBRackConsole -RackName "DC1-R01" -SiteName "Amsterdam" -UHeight 42 -Face Front -ElevationData $elevation -Compact

Generates compact output hiding empty slots and showing summary counts.

EXAMPLE 3

$elevation = Get-NBDCIMRackElevation -Id 24
ConvertTo-NBRackConsole -RackName "DC1-R01" -SiteName "Amsterdam" -UHeight 42 -Face Front -ElevationData $elevation -NoColor | Out-File rack.txt

Generates plain text output without ANSI colors for file logging or piping.

PARAMETERS

-RackName

Display name of the rack

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 1
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-SiteName

Display name of the site

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-UHeight

Total height of the rack in U

Type: Int32
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: 42
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Face

Face being displayed (Front or Rear)

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: Front
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ElevationData

Array of elevation unit objects from Get-NBDCIMRackElevation

Type: PSObject[]
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 5
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-Compact

Hide empty slots, show only occupied units

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-NoColor

Disable ANSI color codes for terminals that don't support them

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-ProgressAction

{{ Fill ProgressAction Description }}

Type: ActionPreference
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases: proga

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters.

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

System.String[]

NOTES

AddedInVersion: v4.4.10.0 This is an internal helper function. Use Export-NBRackElevation -Format Console for the public interface.

Common parameters

common request params