We have a new tall dell rack with about 10 servers going in it today. Would it be easier for me (as far as wire management) to completely install one server with all the wires first, or else I was thinking to put all the servers in with NO wiring.. .and save all the wiring for last? What do you think?
2006-09-07 01:04:16 · 2 answers · asked by dgrams2003 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
If it were me, I would install the hardware, (bolted down, grounded, etc) then I would do the wiring for it all. Then, you're doing the same thing to them all and less likely to forget 'where' you are with 'this one'
Also, when you're tiewrapping, all of the cables of like kind can be associated together. (a big plus for troubleshooting and maintenance)
2006-09-07 01:12:08 · answer #1 · answered by words_smith_4u 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See what works for you. Lay in power for all servers up front, its a pain to put in later. If you are going to populate the entire rack eventually, you can wire the whole thing first, a substantial investment in time and equipment, but it makes adding servers faster later.
If the rack will never fill up, you might want to wire as you go.
2006-09-07 08:08:52 · answer #2 · answered by Computer Guy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋