Fixes #4595: Ensure consistent display of non-racked and child devices on rack view

docs/release-notes/version-2.8.md

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ### Bug Fixes
 
 * [#3240](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/3240) - Correct OpenAPI definition for available-prefixes endpoint
+* [#4595](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4595) - Ensure consistent display of non-racked and child devices on rack view
 * [#4803](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4803) - Return IP family (4 or 6) as integer rather than string
 * [#4821](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4821) - Restrict group options by selected site when bulk editing VLANs
 * [#4835](https://github.com/netbox-community/netbox/issues/4835) - Support passing multiple initial values for multiple choice fields

netbox/dcim/views.py

@@ -399,11 +399,12 @@ class RackView(PermissionRequiredMixin, View):
 
         rack = get_object_or_404(Rack.objects.prefetch_related('site__region', 'tenant__group', 'group', 'role'), pk=pk)
 
+        # Get 0U and child devices located within the rack
         nonracked_devices = Device.objects.filter(
             rack=rack,
-            position__isnull=True,
-            parent_bay__isnull=True
+            position__isnull=True
         ).prefetch_related('device_type__manufacturer')
+
         if rack.group:
             peer_racks = Rack.objects.filter(site=rack.site, group=rack.group)
         else:

netbox/templates/dcim/rack.html

@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
                         <th>Name</th>
                         <th>Role</th>
                         <th>Type</th>
-                        <th>Parent</th>
+                        <th colspan="2">Parent Device</th>
                     </tr>
                     {% for device in nonracked_devices %}
                         <tr{% if device.device_type.u_height %} class="warning"{% endif %}>
@@ -346,13 +346,12 @@
                             </td>
                             <td>{{ device.device_role }}</td>
                             <td>{{ device.device_type.display_name }}</td>
-                            <td>
-                                {% if device.parent_bay %}
-                                    <a href="{{ device.parent_bay.device.get_absolute_url }}">{{ device.parent_bay }}</a>
-                                {% else %}
-                                    <span class="text-muted">&mdash;</span>
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </td>
+                            {% if device.parent_bay %}
+                                <td><a href="{{ device.parent_bay.device.get_absolute_url }}">{{ device.parent_bay.device }}</a></td>
+                                <td>{{ device.parent_bay }}</td>
+                            {% else %}
+                                <td colspan="2" class="text-muted">&mdash;</td>
+                            {% endif %}
                         </tr>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </table>