Tuesday, September 3, 2013

11 hot cabling tips for cool data centers

Techrepublic's Jack Wallen has compiled a list of 11 quick cabling tips for data center best practices. Directly quoted, they are as follows:

1.  Measure twice, cut once.
2.  Label, label, label.
3.  Don't skimp on terminations.
4.  Don't skip the test.
5.  Keep patch cables short.
6.  Color code.
7.  Upsize your conduit.
8.  Make your design cable-friendly.
9.  Separate Cat 5 and power lines.
10. Keep cables cool.
11. Spaghetti prevention.

Full story:  10 cabling tips to keep your data center manageable (techrepublic.com)