[105275] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Cable Colors
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Christian Koch)
Mon Jun 16 22:21:16 2008
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:20:59 -0400
From: "Christian Koch" <christian@broknrobot.com>
To: "Michael Smith" <mksmith@adhost.com>
In-Reply-To: <C47C6C3A.1BA54%mksmith@adhost.com>
Cc: nanog@nanog.org
Errors-To: nanog-bounces@nanog.org
i guess thats what having a good data center manager is all about - being
prepared and keeping things uniform and to a standard they define...
On Mon, Jun 16, 2008 at 10:15 PM, Michael Smith <mksmith@adhost.com> wrote:
> Hi Joe:
> >
> > Hello Newbie here (hopefully I have the correct list),
> >
> > I was just wondering if anyone knows of a website with recommended
> > colors for cables for a new datacenter?
> > I have written some things down but I don't want to get stuck saying
> > 'darn, I wish I would have bought this color for this type, now I am
> > stuck'.
> > What standard color to use if voice and data on same interface etc.
> Thanks.
> > --
> > Thank You, Joe
> >
>
> I have found that it's better not to standardize on wire color because
> someone will always use the wrong color in a pinch if it will solve an
> immediate problem. Instead, come up with a labeling system that clearly
> defines the physical source and destination of the wire.
>
> Mike
>
>
>
