Cable mess and how to organize it
Depois de um amigo meu me ter enviado este link - 40 most disastrous cable messes, decidi que estava na altura de dar prioridade a resolver esse problema no meu trabalho.
Deixo o melhor texto que encontrei na net sobre o assunto:
The system that I have seen involved placing a patchbay in each rack,
with X number of cables (and fiber) running to a central patching area.Let X = max number of systems per rack x2 (to allow for dual NIC’’s), or
even x3 (triple NIC or remote management console), plus some slop.
I could see having 4x or even 5x the number of cables in some cases.
(2-3 NICs, LILO, KVM, serial, etc.)Pick a color code, and stick to it. Label everything. Put a serial number
on each end of each cable.You could stagger patchbays within racks, putting one at the top, another
at the 2/3 up, another at 1/3, etc.
Allow space to each side of the rack rails, and install vertical cable
management, and wiremold power strips. Velcro and lashing bars are your
friends.Some of the rackmount servers come with a cable arm for all the cables
to allow the unit to be slid out of the rack, and unplugged from the front,
or to allow access to the insides without unplugging.Allow for more power than you think you will need, just remember that for
every watt of heat that you radiate into the room, you need some means of
removing from the room via A/C.I like to have at least 2 circuits per rack, to allow putting dual
power supplies on different circuits.Bob Vaughan
techie [at] tantivy.net
PS: A primeira foto tirei-a num bastidor de um amigo meu, numa referenciada multinacional a operar em PT 
