Sorry. I'm not sure I get from which angle you are coming at this from. Happy to clarify for you and anyone interested if you can help me out here.
Cheers [b] > On 13 Feb 2016, at 12:58 PM, Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > There are more options when you're not just using someone else's datacenter. > > > > ----- > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > Midwest-IX > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > From: "Bevan Slattery" <be...@slattery.net.au> > To: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> > Cc: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 4:44:34 PM > Subject: Re: Shared cabinet "security" > > In a past life we worked with our supplier to create physically separate > sub-enclosures.1/2 and 1/3. Able to build in a separate and secure cable > path for interconnects to the meet-me-room and connection to power supplies. > > Can be done and I think there are now rack suppliers that do this as > standard. Been out of DC space for a few years now. > > [b] > > > On 13 Feb 2016, at 6:58 AM, Mike Hammett <na...@ics-il.net> wrote: > > > > > > That moment when you hit send and remember a couple things… > > > > Of course labeling of the cables. > > > > Maybe colored wire loom for fiber and DACs in the vertical spaces to go > > along with the previously mentioned color scheme? > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> > > To: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> > > Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 2:53:17 PM > > Subject: Re: Shared cabinet "security" > > > > > > I am finding a bunch of covers for the front. I do wish they stuck out more > > than an inch (like two). > > http://www.middleatlantic.com/~/media/middleatlantic/documents/techdocs/s_sf%20series%20security%20covers_96-035/96_035s_sf.ashx > > > > > > It looks like these guys stick out 1.5”. That may be workable… > > http://www.lowellmfg.com/tinymce/jscripts/tiny_mce/plugins/filemanager/files/1717-SSCV.pdf > > > > > > I guess those covers are really only useful for servers. That really > > wouldn’t work with a switch\router. Switches and routers are going to be > > the bulk of what we’re dealing with. > > > > I am finding locking power cables, but that seems to be specific to the PDU > > you’re using as it requires the other half of the lock on the PDU. > > > > I did come across colored power cords. I wonder with some enforced cable > > management, colored power cables, etc. we would have “good enough”? You get > > some 1U or 2U cable organizers, require cables to be secured to the > > management, vertical cables in shared spaces are bound together by > > customer, color of Velcro matches color of the power cord? Blue customer, > > green customer, red customer, etc. Could do the cat6 patch cables that way > > too, but that gets lost when moving to glass or DACs. > > > > I thought about a web cam that would record anyone coming into the cabinet, > > but Equinix doesn’t really allow pictures in their facilities, so that’s > > not going to fly. Door contacts should be helpful for an audit log of at > > least when the doors were opened or closed. > > > > Financial penalty from the violator to the victim if there’s an uh oh? > > > > I’m not trying to save someone from themselves. I’m not trying to lock the > > whole thing down. Just trying to prevent mistakes in a shared space. > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: "Mike Hammett" <na...@ics-il.net> > > To: "North American Network Operators' Group" <nanog@nanog.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 8:59:08 AM > > Subject: Shared cabinet "security" > > > > I say "security" because I know that in a shared space, nothing is > > completely secure. I also know that with enough intent, someone will > > accomplish whatever they set out to do regarding breaking something of > > someone else's. My concern is mainly towards mitigation of accidents. This > > could even apply to a certain degree to things within your own space and > > your own careless techs > > > > If you have multiple entities in a shared space, how can you mitigate the > > chances of someone doing something (assuming accidentally) to disrupt your > > operations? I'm thinking accidentally unplug the wrong power cord, patch > > cord, etc. Accidentally power off or reboot the wrong device. > > > > Obviously labels are an easy way to point out to someone that's looking at > > the right place at the right time. Some devices have a cage around the > > power cord, but some do not. > > > > Any sort of mesh panels you could put on the front\rear of your gear that > > you would mount with the same rack screw that holds your gear in? > > > > > > > > > > ----- > > Mike Hammett > > Intelligent Computing Solutions > > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest-IX > > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > >
