Comments on: Cabling a SoftLayer Server Rack http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/ A Behind the Scenes Look at the Best Hosting Provider in the World Fri, 24 May 2013 11:59:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Gandalf http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-38628 Gandalf Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:49:55 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-38628 Do you use cables with the same lenght? what do you do with cables for servers near the switches? These will have a cables too long, you cut it? Do you use cables with the same lenght?
what do you do with cables for servers near the switches? These will have a cables too long, you cut it?

]]> By: Robert http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-35989 Robert Fri, 20 Jan 2012 10:26:45 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-35989 Managing a network is really an art. Imagine dealing with all those cables and still making your data center neat like that. AMazing! Managing a network is really an art. Imagine dealing with all those cables and still making your data center neat like that. AMazing!

]]> By: ben http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-35656 ben Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:26:19 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-35656 how on earth do you keep up on top of the network management? five 3750's to service 40 odd servers is massive. how on earth do you keep up on top of the network management?

five 3750′s to service 40 odd servers is massive.

]]> By: Kevin Hazard http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24816 Kevin Hazard Mon, 16 May 2011 13:39:00 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24816 @me, That's a good observation. In practices, zip ties are less expensive and tend to hold more securely/tightly. Because the cabling doesn't need to be changed very often, we don't need the ties to be easily removable. @me, That’s a good observation. In practices, zip ties are less expensive and tend to hold more securely/tightly. Because the cabling doesn’t need to be changed very often, we don’t need the ties to be easily removable.

]]> By: me http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24592 me Thu, 12 May 2011 20:56:31 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24592 Mad props on a neat job. However, if y'all anticipate having to replace any cabling, you might wanna think about velcro straps instead for the next job--so much easier to remove and replace than zip ties. Otherwise, mad props. Mad props on a neat job.

However, if y’all anticipate having to replace any cabling, you might wanna think about velcro straps instead for the next job–so much easier to remove and replace than zip ties.

Otherwise, mad props.

]]> By: Kevin Hazard http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24490 Kevin Hazard Wed, 11 May 2011 15:05:30 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24490 Each new server has a public connection, a redundant public connection, a private connection, a redundant private connection, and the IPMI connection. Each new server has a public connection, a redundant public connection, a private connection, a redundant private connection, and the IPMI connection.

]]> By: D http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24429 D Tue, 10 May 2011 22:22:39 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24429 Every server in each rack has 4 NICs and a IPMI device in it? Or are you using 1U twin servers? Every server in each rack has 4 NICs and a IPMI device in it? Or are you using 1U twin servers?

]]> By: csabi http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24419 csabi Tue, 10 May 2011 21:20:38 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24419 this is nice! thanks a lot for the video! I hope I'll see the contiuing of it: mounting servers and arranging other stuff. this is nice!
thanks a lot for the video!
I hope I’ll see the contiuing of it: mounting servers and arranging other stuff.

]]> By: Kevin Hazard http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24229 Kevin Hazard Mon, 09 May 2011 13:34:49 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24229 Austin, I'm not sure what song he's playing at the end. He lip-syncs a few of the words, so if someone can figure it out, I'll send them a big package of SoftLayer swag. Darren, the "2 Hours Later" clip was indeed from Spongebob ... It'd probably be best for all parties involved to not admit how quickly that clip came to mind. :-) Ryan, the red cables carry public network traffic, the blue cables carry private network traffic and the green cables carry out-of-band management network traffic. A couple eagle-eyes on Twitter noticed some gray cables in the mix, and those are used in our cloud infrastructure to connect the cloud servers to the cloud storage. Austin, I’m not sure what song he’s playing at the end. He lip-syncs a few of the words, so if someone can figure it out, I’ll send them a big package of SoftLayer swag.

Darren, the “2 Hours Later” clip was indeed from Spongebob … It’d probably be best for all parties involved to not admit how quickly that clip came to mind. :-)

Ryan, the red cables carry public network traffic, the blue cables carry private network traffic and the green cables carry out-of-band management network traffic. A couple eagle-eyes on Twitter noticed some gray cables in the mix, and those are used in our cloud infrastructure to connect the cloud servers to the cloud storage.

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/cabling-a-softlayer-server-rack/comment-page-1/#comment-24188 Ryan Sun, 08 May 2011 15:41:00 +0000 http://blog.softlayer.com/2011/#comment-24188 Makes me embarrassed to look at the rat's nest of cables under my desk right now. I can't even keep the 8 or 10 cables under there organized. Curious though, what do the different colors mean? I assume that they're significant. Maybe internal vs external network? Makes me embarrassed to look at the rat’s nest of cables under my desk right now. I can’t even keep the 8 or 10 cables under there organized.

Curious though, what do the different colors mean? I assume that they’re significant. Maybe internal vs external network?

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