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Network pics thread

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Yep, thats a nerf gun.
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3560 replaces the old 3550 in the ccie pod.
2811 replaced 3725 which replaced the 3745
Cat4k w/ sup4 replaces 2760G
2x ESX 4.0 hosts
Fiber is for the SAN, still waiting on the FS though.. hence the two dangling pairs and large U space up top :p POD still needs to be cabled and some other odds and ends.
 
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xphil3 said:
3560 replaces the old 3550 in the ccie pod.
2811 replaced 3725 which replaced the 3745
Cat4k w/ sup4 replaces 2760G
2x ESX 4.0 hosts
Fiber is for the SAN, still waiting on the FS though.. hence the two dangling pairs and large U space up top :p POD still needs to be cabled and some other odds and ends.
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How are you using the 4006/Sup IV for a SAN switch? Are those just dual gigabit fiber NIC's and you are going to run iSCSI?
 
deaddawg said:
How are you using the 4006/Sup IV for a SAN switch? Are those just dual gigabit fiber NIC's and you are going to run iSCSI?
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Yes, just dual gig ethernet. Not sure which protocol im going to use though.. there are clear benefits of each(NFS vs. iSCSI).

The true storage fabric switching is not far off though(>20Gbps, WAAAAAAAY overkill, but this is hardforum), just wanted to get some time with my fiber investment first ;)
 
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so how much is it costing you for 3 cable modem connections per month? and I assume its round robin load balanced?
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One is my personal I 've always paid for ~ $45 for 7mb/768k, the other two are from work and are the same speed. And yeah pfsense does load balancing, but I am still waiting on parts so this document is from the future! Currently the other two modems are un-used on a shelf.
 
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That shiva is running pfsesne or monowall right?
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actually both the ip330 and the shiva are pfsense'd. however till I get verizon to activate the cat5 port on the ONT, I'm stuck using their pos actiontec. *yes, i could bridge mode it but right now its not worth the hassle*
 
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Heres some photos of some networks I put in... i'll post some after this of my network here at my office (we're moving so i'll also post a picture of what our new network rack will look like)... sorry for the quality, camera phone photos:

DVR Cabinet (Houses DVR equipment for a client):
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Wire Cabinet (wall-mounted rack where wires for this particular office come in, and then go out to join the rest of the network... the router is actually a backup router that is hooked up to a wireless unit on the roof... the client has a remote trailer down the block and sometimes the internet goes out, so we send the internet should it go out)
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Another photo of it during installation:
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Relay Rack for all the connections, self explanatory:
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Back of the rack (i love those cable managers, allows me to take the whole patch panel out and keep the wires in tact or remove one single wire at a time)
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Dell 24U rack, houses server/phone/switches for client, heres a photo with the cover off the wire managers:
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And now with the covers on:
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They really keep things neat and tidy.
 
I try and keep things clean. The downside to those cable managers is the ones I use take up 2U... but they keep things very organized.
 
No unmanaged. We don't have much use for managed in the networks we do. They are mostly small businesses. (actually for that particular client we did recommend managed because hes got a big building and he leases office space... but he wanted to save money so just gigabit switches, but hes the client, we do what he asks regardless of what we thought)

I switched from Dell switches to Netgear because of the better warranty with Netgear, and i've had almost every single dell switch I use die on me so far, left a bad taste in my mouth.

The cable managers I use can be bought here... i havnt found them anywhere else (theres a higher quality brand out there at like $50-$60 a panel, but i do not like them because of their boxed in design):

http://www.deepsurplus.com/Network-...ent-2-Hole-Black-PVC-Type-with-Front-Cover-19

http://www.deepsurplus.com/Network-...gement-2-Hole-Black-PVC-Type-with-Front-Cover
 
Adam,
I went to that site but did not see the rear part of the organizer in the photo. Is the rear portion with the individual cable holders included with them or is that a separate item? Thanks

(and sorry for buggering up the photo thread)
 
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Back of the rack (i love those cable managers, allows me to take the whole patch panel out and keep the wires in tact or remove one single wire at a time)
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How important are these cable managers for the back of the patch panels? I really do see that it would make maintenance on the panel much easier than if the bundle was tied down like they usually are straight to the panel but just how often do you need to make changes or maintenance like this? I mean, even with a big bundle of wires strapped to the back of the patch panel, I could probably pull the panel out if I needed to. Am I missing something because I don't think this cable manager is a expensive addition to a project nor would it make that much extra work but I just don't see if this is truly necessary.
 
Its about 15 minutes of extra work, and adds like $8 per switch.

I don't OFTEN need to do maintenance on some racks, however, other clients of mine are constantly adding/moving lines and would benefit from this. Unfort. those clients we wired up before knowing about this, but im starting to make it a practice to use these going forward.

Its just ANOTHER wire manager to help a little bit. Its not necessary by a long shot, but a nice little feature.

For this particular case, we tried to stay as neat as possible since its a relay rack and we didnt want a huge bunch on the side, we planned for expansions/moving wires (which i did do)

One big thing... it makes toning out wires and fixing them easy. We had to tone out a few wires because we had too many wires punched down for what his switches allowed (VERY tight budget he had us run extra wires but only wanted certain ones punched down)... so when we went to move a few that were hidden in walls/etc... we were able to tone them out/remove them a bit easier with this setup then having to undo the entire bundle... find the wire, clip it and pull it through the zip ties, was very easy becasuse of how open the wires were going into the patch panel.
 
Nice work! i wish most of the wiring I run into looked so good. Are the other cable managers you talked about the Neat Patch by chance?
 
Yes the neat patch. My boss uses them at his house and ive used them at a few clients. The older versions never had holes in the back to route cables. Now they started putting holes but im not a fan of the box. I prefer my "cheap patches" as i call them, because they are open in the back which makes for easy cabling... and they are more then 1/2 the price
 
Pasta anyone? But I guess that would fit for a guy named "Vito Corleone"! ;-)

Adam, how deep are those cable managers? I could not find specs on them. Thanks.
 
I'm rarely in any of our DCs. I do most things from the comfort of my desk, lol. Yea, it's pretty terrible, but I'm definitely not fixing it, so either someone else does it or it stays terrible.
 
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I'm rarely in any of our DCs. I do most things from the comfort of my desk, lol. Yea, it's pretty terrible, but I'm definitely not fixing it, so either someone else does it or it stays terrible.
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Hey, just leave it, then when review time comes up, start working on fixing it (if possible). You'll look awesome :p
 
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Hey, just leave it, then when review time comes up, start working on fixing it (if possible). You'll look awesome :p
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My boss isn't in this state, so he'd never know. Someone told me we should hire some contractors to redo it all, I like that idea, lol.
 
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I'm rarely in any of our DCs. I do most things from the comfort of my desk, lol. Yea, it's pretty terrible, but I'm definitely not fixing it, so either someone else does it or it stays terrible.
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...but there is the issue of professional pride, heh heh. I look at that and I start to wonder what kind of person would let their cabinets go like that. You wonder about their attention to detail and their ability to deliver. :D
 
The cable managers stick out about 3-5". In a standard Dell rack you can close the door with them installed, but it pushes up against some of the wires and you have to use a bit of OOOMPH to close em... but they can definitly close.
 
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