ive seen a bunch of places that use these for shared colo and they seem to work pretty well
https://www.racksolutions.com/colocation-cabinet.html chris On Sat, Feb 13, 2016 at 7:33 PM, Chris Woodfield <rek...@semihuman.com> wrote: > I've seen colos sell half-racks where both the top and bottoms of the > racks have their own cabinet doors. It's not a common thing though. > > -C > > > On Feb 12, 2016, at 18:58, 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 > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > 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 > > >
