Comments on: The beauty of organized cables http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/ Daily tips on how to organize your home and office. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:13:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Spencer http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-8407 Spencer Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:22:09 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-8407 Long-lines. Tut-tut. Patch panels in each rack should be the norm. Long-lines. Tut-tut. Patch panels in each rack should be the norm.

]]> By: russ http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7971 russ Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:47:51 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7971 This looks like the "back side" of a rack....nothing ever changes here, all the patching is done on the otherside This looks like the “back side” of a rack….nothing ever changes here, all the patching is done on the otherside

]]> By: Patrick http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7896 Patrick Wed, 13 Feb 2008 02:53:17 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7896 Yup. This is bad bad bad. It looks like it was done by an amateur trying to be professional. Bundles are too tight, you can't trace a cable without cutting zip ties, and yea, zip ties in general are bad. I work on Wall Street (in networking) and while I don't ever actually touch a cable, our electricians never cable like that. Everything is relatively loose. Pretty cabling is nice until you have to replace a switch that takes up half of a rack and can't get the cables back in place. Yup. This is bad bad bad. It looks like it was done by an amateur trying to be professional. Bundles are too tight, you can’t trace a cable without cutting zip ties, and yea, zip ties in general are bad. I work on Wall Street (in networking) and while I don’t ever actually touch a cable, our electricians never cable like that. Everything is relatively loose. Pretty cabling is nice until you have to replace a switch that takes up half of a rack and can’t get the cables back in place.

]]> By: Jez http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7768 Jez Mon, 11 Feb 2008 11:13:40 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7768 Flawed Beauty. PS - 3 links to the same place in one article of ~50 words?! Flawed Beauty.

PS - 3 links to the same place in one article of ~50 words?!

]]> By: Tim http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7757 Tim Sun, 10 Feb 2008 12:55:26 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7757 The bundles look a bit too tight. You should be able to insert a pencil into a bundle in order to be to spec. And as the others have said, have fun clipping all those zip ties when you have to add/replace a line. The bundles look a bit too tight. You should be able to insert a pencil into a bundle in order to be to spec. And as the others have said, have fun clipping all those zip ties when you have to add/replace a line.

]]> By: Lynoure Braakman http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7756 Lynoure Braakman Sun, 10 Feb 2008 09:49:41 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7756 Beautiful now, however I can imagine the swearing that will take place if one of those cute blue cables will need to be replaced. Sometimes I feel there is no winning when it comes to data center cabling... Beautiful now, however I can imagine the swearing that will take place if one of those cute blue cables will need to be replaced. Sometimes I feel there is no winning when it comes to data center cabling…

]]> By: Jesse http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7749 Jesse Sun, 10 Feb 2008 02:25:29 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7749 Amazing, but to really appreciate it you have to have seen how much of a rats nest this can really look. The place where I used to work was a perfect example of bad cabling. None were the right length, none were tied together, and all were different colors. Amazing, but to really appreciate it you have to have seen how much of a rats nest this can really look. The place where I used to work was a perfect example of bad cabling. None were the right length, none were tied together, and all were different colors.

]]> By: sunsail http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7742 sunsail Sun, 10 Feb 2008 01:56:16 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7742 Wow... i showed this entry to my bf, and he almost wet his pants in awe. He's a network architect... :) Wow… i showed this entry to my bf, and he almost wet his pants in awe. He’s a network architect… :)

]]> By: Bill http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7736 Bill Sat, 09 Feb 2008 20:46:52 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7736 "Crosstalk" is unlikely to be an issue as Cat 6 cables are pretty well shielded. Most of the data centers I've been in (Yahoo!, eBay, Oracle, Extreme Networks, Apple) have data centers that look very similar to that. Cables run through conduits in the ceilings and then across ladders and down the sides of the racks. If a pro data center *didn't* look like that, the cable contractors should probably be fired :-) Oh, and I believe I recall Yahoo!'s cables being purple :-) “Crosstalk” is unlikely to be an issue as Cat 6 cables are pretty well shielded.

Most of the data centers I’ve been in (Yahoo!, eBay, Oracle, Extreme Networks, Apple) have data centers that look very similar to that. Cables run through conduits in the ceilings and then across ladders and down the sides of the racks. If a pro data center *didn’t* look like that, the cable contractors should probably be fired :-)

Oh, and I believe I recall Yahoo!’s cables being purple :-)

]]> By: Pixel kid http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7728 Pixel kid Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:25:47 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7728 It may look nice but it's not a good idea to do it over anything more than a short distance as it creates crosstalk between the cables. To prevent this you need to set those bad boys free and let them criss-cross like crazy :p Does look cool though! And yeah just try having to replace one of them!! It may look nice but it’s not a good idea to do it over anything more than a short distance as it creates crosstalk between the cables. To prevent this you need to set those bad boys free and let them criss-cross like crazy :p

Does look cool though! And yeah just try having to replace one of them!!

]]> By: Niels K. http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7726 Niels K. Sat, 09 Feb 2008 17:05:55 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7726 I do not want to be the guy who has to replace a cable if one is broken I do not want to be the guy who has to replace a cable if one is broken

]]> By: Josephine http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/comment-page-1/#comment-7724 Josephine Sat, 09 Feb 2008 15:33:42 +0000 http://unclutterer.com/2008/02/09/the-beauty-of-organized-cables/#comment-7724 Wow! indeed. Wow! indeed.

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