[TriLUG] Labelling conventions...

[Brian Henning]

Honestly I have to say I advise against a scheme that includes switch
ports.  If you want to keep track of which switch port goes where, do
that separately.  Switch ports die sometimes or might need to be
reassigned for some other reason; if your cable label includes the
switch port, you'd have to relabel the cable if the switch port changed.

But yeah, the KISS principle definitely applies as well.  

~B


-----Original Message-----
From: trilug-bounces at trilug.org [mailto:trilug-bounces at trilug.org] On
Behalf Of Carl Crider
Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2007 10:32 AM
To: Triangle Linux Users Group General Discussion
Subject: Re: [TriLUG] Labelling conventions...

Well, what size is the network?  I've labeled switches A-Z, then use
the port number [A-1, A-2, etc.]. Then I'll assign the offices/rooms
letters, and the data port is the number.

example:
Switch A, port 1, leads to office "Z", data port  5 = A1/Z5

[I see that Brian's post is the same thing. But yeah, just make it
up, and make it SIMPLE. Think of the next admin ... a little.]


On Dec 11, 2007 10:18 AM, Chris Knowles <chrisk at trilug.org> wrote:

> So, we're finally upgrading/refreshing/ripping-out-and-replacing our
> network here at $COMPANY.
>
> I have inherited a rat's nest network, wires completely unlabeled, no
> wire management... it's crazy.
>
> So I'm working to make things better...
>
> However, the thing that's giving me fits... labeling the wires.  I
don't
> want to just label them 1, 2, 3, 4, and I also don't really want to
> label them "Jim's PC" "Mary's PC" etc... (This is how several labels
> here are currently, which is really handy as there hasn't been a Mary
in
> that building for 5 years now... )
>
> So I was wondering what you network admins out there might do... Or
any
> good websites on the subject... My Google-fu is weak at the moment.
>
> Thanks again...
> CJK
>
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