[swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-04 Thread Patrick Studer
Hi I'm interested, how swinog members mount their (switch/router/firewall) equipment in a hot/cold isle environment. In theory, one should mount the switches/routers in front (toward cold isle) of the rack to have an optimal airflow, but then cabling get a little bit messy. If this typ

Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-04 Thread Jerome.Tissieres
: Thursday, 4. August 2016 09:17 To: swi...@swinog.ch Subject: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC Hi I'm interested, how swinog members mount their (switch/router/firewall) equipment in a hot/cold isle environment. In theory, one should mount the switches/routers in

Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-04 Thread Markus Wild
Hello Patrick, > In theory, one should mount the switches/routers in front (toward cold isle) > of the rack to have an optimal airflow, but then cabling get a little bit > messy. > > If this type of equipment is mounted in the back (toward hot isle), the > cabling can be done much cleaner, but th

Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-04 Thread Gregor Riepl
> How to you solve this issue? The easiest solution, if there is no fancy (i.e. software controlled) way to reverse fan flow: Just open the switch, unscrew the fans, turn them around and remount them. Our network engineer did that countless times, and it always works. No need to spend heaps of

Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-05 Thread Patrick Studer
** -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: swinog-boun...@lists.swinog.ch [mailto:swinog-boun...@lists.swinog.ch] Im Auftrag von Gregor Riepl Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2016 23:16 An: swinog@lists.swinog.ch Betreff: Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC > How to

Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-05 Thread Patrick Muller
Auftrag von Gregor Riepl Gesendet: Donnerstag, 4. August 2016 23:16 An: swinog@lists.swinog.ch Betreff: Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC > How to you solve this issue? The easiest solution, if there is no fancy (i.e. software controlled) way to reverse fan flow: J

Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers in Cold and Hot Isle DC

2016-08-05 Thread Robert.Guentensperger
lists.swinog.ch > Subject: ***Signed_Message*** Re: [swinog] Rack mounting Switch/Routers > in Cold and Hot Isle DC > > Hi > > Thanks for all the input. > > Unfortunately, my questions seems not to be clear enough. > > I know, how to solve the issue. > > I ju