Alexios Zavras wrote: > Tom, hi from Greece! > > I've just noticed that all the links for the chapter-by-chapter notes > http://www.everythingsysadmin.com/chapterbychapter.html > return empty pages -- I seem to remember there was content there, once. > > I was looking for an answer to the following: > I'm installing some equipment on a customer data center > (~100 servers, Netapps, switches, etc.). > The customer insists that, in order to have the cabling "neat", > all cables should be "made-to-measure", i.e. cut and made on the spot, > without any excess loops. He even suggested this for power cords! > > My reaction was that this was not worth it: too much trouble and delay, > some cables might not work, they might want to move things, etc. > Am I making excuses to avoid doing work which is normal and expected, > or are my doubts justified ? > > Thanks in advance for any insight into this. > > Hmmm... I'm also sending this to lopsa-tech for more input... > > My comment would be they're going to spend a large sum of money on labor doing it this way. Our installers use standard length cables and tuck the slack in on the sides between the side of the cabinet and the outside rear rail. You can't really tell it's not cut to length; the excess slack is hidden in the dark space to the side of the machines.
Power cords: stayonline.com. They sell integral 1' lengths up to about 7'. black velcro straps make it look very nice. http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED] the one on the left is 76 machines (Intel twins) and 4 switches with plenty of excess cable, it's just all tucked in the sides. The one on the right is 32 machines. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list [email protected] http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
