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Mark every cable.
Use velcro, not zip ties.
Jun 17, 2016 8:36 AM
atmospheric
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Mark every cable.
Use velcro, not zip ties.
Shewy92
Why not groups of 4? They're already separated by 4
frogs2345
I can hear plugging in all those cat5s in my head.*snap*
iwastheoneonce
If the patch panels are right there why not use 6in or 1 ft patch cables instead? Also, no CMS?
tcooker
It's so beautiful. I used to work in some real rat nest comm closets. It takes just a little caring to maintain this. +1 for Velcro.
LeadedDeer
Bottom rows first, you savage!
imexsv
I use to work on some networks /a/VqCch
cuddlydingo
I use different-colored cables for each port. My racks in the data center are FABULOUS.
djimbojones
SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE FN CABLES when you tie them like this. Otherwise you end up with 20+ lbs pulling on one single jack.
scoundrelilikethat
Hhhhnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggggg
SpeedyTurt
I must see more of this
SnobbyDermis
Now what am I supposed to do with this erection?
Str0phicus
Finishes that one - Boss: "Good, now do the rest of them"
rotzverpopelt
Well, port 2,7,8,9,34 need to go on the poe, port 1,13,23,25 are patched to the 10G, port 12 and 45 are cross patched because of a serial...
rotzverpopelt
...line going through, and every left port if the rest stays unpatched until needed. Oh, and please connect port 27 to the dsl modem!
mis0ph0nic
I used to use pipe cleaners. Cheep, come in many colors (great for color coding), and just as effective.
NewWorldMan
More I need more!
NeelboBaggins
http://imgur.com/r/cableporn
stormtroopr1977
https://imgur.com/k4i1XGL
IAspireToBeMoonMoon
Yeah, it is pretty awesome when you're setting up new spaces
TonyStarkTheKingOfTheNorth
*UNZIPS* ...wait NO zip ties? kk scraaaaatcchhhhwhhhehheee
ThatComputerDude
drandolph
I have WiFi so this doesn't apply.
Thingyguy
Tie me up like one of your cables daddy
joeynew
It becomes more difficult in a non static environment. We test alot of equipment where I work and this is just not the reality.
zaoo
Dear Joey, please reverse the order of all the cables, Bob forgot the management password and can't change VLAN assignments.
MrPredator
fuck it, I'll just let the intern deal with cable management. https://linkstate.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/005.jpg
spaztech
Man, fuck that place.. I've turned down jobs for less..
bobyran
AHHHH! BURN IT!!! BURN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jandeeg
My assistent screwed up this afternoon, my patchpanels looked just ike that. Better off doing them myself. That way I know what's up.
PhenTsoksar
Actually, I don't mind that if it works to start off. This, this is a guaranteed 'get out of bullshit meetings card' to be played whenever
Rodltwo
Slower you slut
HitlersArtCritic
Right click image> Play speed> Slow Motion
Ghostdragon21
I wish i didnt find that funny. Imgur is life now
Rodltwo
One of us...One of us...
RedWingsofSteel
I work AV. This is my favorite run I've ever done.
JumpingBalogna
Hnnnnghh
cynicalwerewolf
I came
serakaida
You sir. I like you.
afireataseaparks
Sick gaff job
Yomommasass
Why is everyone accepting tape... I would be fired
RedWingsofSteel
Gaff tape m8. This is a stage run.
doolbro
also, gaff tape is expensive as dick.
NachoPete
Dick easy easy to come by. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Boofernut
Well... Depending on who you ask....
kananablah
Is it?? I used it as part of a sports filming class and wasted a lot of it :s
doolbro
I did a lot of singing/recording for Opera and Musical theatre so I got to gaff and spike the floor and sing and act. Was lots of fun.
K592
You are condemned to AV Hell for this.
kananablah
Fair enough
mquiroga85
as a video lead.....i'd be too lazy to ever do that, and just let the stagehands do it.
SevasTra333
As a former stagehand,
mquiroga85
/a/21PwO this is my mess this week
Kerberos623
http://gaffgun.com/ 8)
jenthura
That promo vid has some sick beats.
RedWingsofSteel
We have 2 gaff guns but since we always go behind the stage, under it, or against the wall, we hardly use it.
Soundbanks
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh, that's tasty.
doolbro
Holy moly that corner.
TheWoodsman42
As someone who is also in AV; that is a beautiful corner, and you should be proud of yourself.
RedWingsofSteel
I just came back to this to see I made top comment during my weekly 16 hour sleep. Holy shit.
Falken1998
I have dreamed of having a corner look that nice
Kerberos623
http://gaffgun.com/ 8)
TheWoodsman42
Gaffgun is nice, but not if you have to run along the wall, which is what we normally do in AV. Also not useful for wide runs of cable.
Kerberos623
/me starts makeing the sideways and ultrawide gaffgun versions. ;-)
TheWoodsman42
You do that, and stagehands everywhere will love you and make you rich.
Kooks
But I can see zip ties in the back
slimknees
Those are on the rear of the patch panel. Almost no chance those will ever have to be moved or re-terminated.
WhyKnott
Telecom Nerd here, Ty wraps can pinch the cable and cause crosstalk. Cant use them anywhere
iwastheoneonce
that's because this is honestly wrong. If that's cat6, and odds are it is if it's a new install, than zips aren't allowed. 1/2
iwastheoneonce
Also, you want to dress the front into a cable manager, and leave them loose in there in case a cable goes bad. Dress the the switch 2/2
DarthFutuza
Wait...why aren't zip ties allowed? I don't see how a piece of plastic is going to much up the electromagnetic shielding...
iwastheoneonce
theres no shielding, it's about the twist on the pairs. if you compress the twist too much you can lose signal strength, it'll show in tests
iwastheoneonce
the main difference from 5e to 6 is the the amount of twists. if they get fucked, by kinks/ties/corners etc it ruins the cable
DarthFutuza
That'd only happen if you tightened it too much though...you could presumably do the same thing with velcro.
iwastheoneonce
I've never seen velcro torqued so hard it deformed cables
iwastheoneonce
true, but at the end of the day the manufacturers decided not to risk it. If you want the job warrantied, you gotta use velcro.
FlyerChewy
I think I just came.
BewareTheIceSpiders
Now sing.
Semaphorism
Pfff casual, my entire floor is a mess now.
jagualex
Me too, to the conclusion that I have very little patience
PascalsBookie
http://oddculture.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/expert.jpg
jtb1313
reddit.com/r/cableporn your welcome
shootyourgooCthulhu
Don't know why motels brag about having this though.
KenAdams42
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CravenLikkens
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jtb1313
I love getting .'ed, makes me feel important
CravenLikkens
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phizatmatt
Used to have to do this :( http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6114/6322893212_22f00600a1_b.jpg
imexsv
I just to work on the networks for cerner /a/VqCch
phizatmatt
Yikes :) lol
TheGreatChimichanga
If you don't mind, what would this person's occupation officially be called? @phizatmatt
phizatmatt
Server Build Technician.
NeelboBaggins
At SoftLayer/IBM, those people are called Data Center Technicians or Server Build Technicians.
KilCarter
But this has nothing to do with servers beyond the physical layer....
phizatmatt
Lol there was a lot more to the job. Cabling like this was just one shit storm required when new DataCenters were opened.
TheGreatChimichanga
Thank you so much!
TheGreatChimichanga
I'm really looking into this as a career.
NeelboBaggins
That's a SoftLayer data center row. I work there. Do you (or did you) work at SoftLayer, too?
phizatmatt
Yes, I used to, was senior tech for DAL02/06, but they cut corners for to long with me..
NeelboBaggins
I can understand that. I've heard some things about the SBT work environment that would make me never want to work in that position.
phizatmatt
Yea man.. Rackspace took an "entry lvl" SL guy to 45k and paid for him to get 3 red hat certs. He's now an RHCE making 75k + with stock lol
heerobya
Making your own cables for a data center is the stupidest sh!t ever. Buy the length you need in certified, tested cables. Not hard.
phizatmatt
Yea lol I couldn't imagine the cost.. Most if not all Data Centers do this.
tedya
cheaper and neater to make your own and certify. Its not that challenging
heerobya
You can't "Certify" without very, very expensive testing equipment. Having it pass the basic test from your basic rj45 testing /= certified
tedya
The equipment is not that expensive if you do this for a living.
heerobya
again testing =/ certified
heerobya
For a quick, temporary patch? Sure - go ahead and make them. For a build out - always ALWAYS buy pre-made certified (and use Velcro)
heerobya
Also, you can buy cables in really any length (custom) in any color that are certified for any size project for pennies on the dollar
heerobya
I'm not trusting millions of dollars of customer data traffic to Joe the 2nd year tech support down there crimping cables at 2am. Stupid.
tedya
Your lack of staff intelligence isn't my issue and isn't the same for every datacentre
heerobya
Lol you probably work for one of the MSP's my company takes clients from because their "best practices" are lazy garbage.