[149882] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: time sink 42
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Dixon, Justin)
Thu Feb 16 16:46:42 2012
From: "Dixon, Justin" <Justin.Dixon@BBandT.com>
To: "Majdi S. Abbas" <msa@latt.net>, Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:45:49 +0000
In-Reply-To: <20120216213505.GB18506@puck.nether.net>
Cc: North American Network Operators' Group <nanog@nanog.org>
Errors-To: nanog-bounces+nanog.discuss=bloom-picayune.mit.edu@nanog.org
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Majdi S. Abbas [mailto:msa@latt.net]
> Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 16:35
> To: Randy Bush
> Cc: North American Network Operators' Group
> Subject: Re: time sink 42
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> On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 01:08:46PM -0800, Randy Bush wrote:
> > ok, this is horribly pragmatic, but it's real. yesterday i was in the
> > westin playing rack and stack for five hours. an horrifyingly large
> > amount of my time was spent trying to peel apart labels made on my
> > portable brother label tape maker, yes peeling the backing from a littl=
e
> > label so remote hands could easily confirm a server they were going to
> > attack.
>=20
> Randy,
>=20
> Personally, I got tired of buying batteries, and expensive label
> tapes, and tend to stick with Avery labels from the office supply store
> (or Brady labels for cabling), and preprinting. Either can be run
> through a typewriter, and the Avery labels tend to run through a standard
> office printer just fine.
>=20
> Then I just have to peel a standard label off of wax paper, which
> is much easier than dealing with plastic tape that appears to be fused
> to its backing at the factory.
>=20
> The split back variety is a little better, but even then it can be
> hard to get your fingernails under the other side. We haven't really
> improved much on labeling technology in decades.
>=20
> --msa
No mention of good (*detailed*) documentation based on model/serial number =
and facility rack ID/rack position in case the label were to inadvertently =
be removed/fall off/etc.?
Only issue with that approach is that if the colo facility moves your hardw=
are at some point you need to ensure that they let you know that so you can=
update your documentation to coincide with (hopefully) their documentation=
of where your equipment is located.
Justin
