On 2013-02-07 09:36, Tom Limoncelli wrote:
I believe the purpose of cable labels is to accelerate tracing. That is, when you need to know "where the other end" having labels means you can read the label instead of physically tracing the cable. If a cable has the same tag on both ends, if you find one end, you can find the other end. The minimum solution is to start numbering cables 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and so on. Label each end with the same number.
Agreed, but please use Base36 instead of decimals. It is way easier to label "x83h" rather than "1550141", and it also helps sysadmins with poor memory like myself (yes I would forget such a big number by the time I get to the second rack, I am that bad).
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