[geeks] Data Center Braggage

[Greg A. Woods]

[ On Wednesday, September 5, 2001 at 08:56:05 (-0700), Fogg, James wrote: ]
> Subject: RE: [geeks] Data Center Braggage
>
> In our data centers we have implemented building-style cabling. Each rack
> has a cat-5 patch panel at the top that is trunked back to a patch panel on
> the rack with the bigmofo switch. No mess possible. We even make cable
> adapters to allow us to use the cabling plant to carry serial data for
> consoles. This is the best approach I have seen in 15 years of machine-room
> visits.

Hmmm... I did that with a pair of 24-port patch panels just between the
two cabinets in my basement!  :-)

I couldn't even imagine building a data centre any other way....

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