Flows like the rivers of Ancient Babylon
5 years ago by mspaintftw · 393 Likes · 6 comments · Trending
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dilimsartius87
· 5 years ago
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As an I.T guy I'm having major orgasms right now.
scatmandingo
· 5 years ago
You shouldn’t be. If some jackass did this to my patch panels I’d make him tear it out and do it right. There’s a reason wires should be tight against the back of the panel and not running all through the rack. The weight of that bundle of wires is being supported by little internal wires that are punched down at the ends. That setup is going to have all sorts of connectivity problems over time. Not to mention if I decide to put a switch in one of those blanked areas. Then I have to shove those wires out of the way and probably create more messed up punch downs if I can even get it in there.
one_puma
· 5 years ago
While I do agree with your assessment of the possibility of future network issues I have to say that they probably did this under the agreement that no future switches would be added into this rack system and at least one of those bundles goes to other rack systems for expansion purposes. They should have used a support system in between each of those bundles to support the weight, it would have looked just as nice and prevented future connection issues.
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scatmandingo
· 5 years ago
It’s weird job from a number of angles. Why are they using a full cabinet for this purpose and why are the cables going down? If it’s structured cabling for desk and whatnot in a patch closet then it should head up into the drop ceiling. If it’s at a data center it should also head up to ladder racks no matter what the cabling’s purpose. You don’t run data under a raised floor, that’s where the power cabling is.
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yamz
· 5 years ago
That's true in most circumstances, though I have seen several network setups sitting above offices in a warehouse setting. That setup is somewhat impractical still, only pleasing to the eye. No matter how perfectly you may terminate cables, shorts are still possible. Company goals change and so does Technology so a smart company would have left work/managment room in order to service the cables or upgrade. Also. . Why doesn't anyone use velcro rather than zipties?? Theres less strain on the cables and much easier to work with when making changes rather than having to cut zipties and add new ones. Anyway, everyone had valid points but no one can truly say that nothing in such company will change so taking a safer and simpler set up would have been smart and just as visually pleasing.. USE Velcro People!!
scatmandingo
· 5 years ago
Twist ties work well too if you’re on a budget. You can buy them wherever they sell gardening supplies. Especially good for spare cables. Never trust someone who zip ties their spare patch cables. They most likely have a knife on them.
