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That's a really nice cabling job. I've inherited 2 DC's with just-awful-enough cabling that I'd be exceptionally happy to set up new racks again and migrate, ju

by rasur 12y ago

That's a really nice cabling job. I've inherited 2 DC's with just-awful-enough cabling that I'd be exceptionally happy to set up new racks again and migrate, just to sort the bloody cables out Sigh, don't think it's gonna happen. As a customer of Dell, it was interesting to see someone elses insight on managing a dell farm. So neat! I am mildly envious! ;)

Nick-Craver 12y ago
Thanks! We honestly do this for us and my mild cabling OCD, but if we can help anyone by sharing the details then it's worth it.
- rasur 12y ago
  I'm curious to know what your perceptions of the FX2's are, since it had been racked up. (EDIT: Over and above what's in the article.. Because they look quite nice, is why I'm asking - we haven't got any.. yet! Still performing well?)
  - Nick-Craver 12y ago
    I haven't had nearly as much experience as George and Shane have with them after initial spin up. I'll get one of those guys to chime in here.
  - GeorgeBeech 12y ago
    They are nice, we honestly haven't had to do much with them after we got them setup since they are VM hosts. The most annoying part was that the Force10 OS that the IOA's run is slightly annoying to work with when you are used to working on Cisco gear. I'd almost rather people stopped doing "it's close to Cicso" and did their own thing because the connotative dissonance is jarring when something is close but not quite what you expect.
    - rasur 12y ago
      We've got 2 M1000e's, but they're slowly being retired and TBH they're in a 'do-less not do-more' situation (mostly!), so I haven't honestly had much experience past run-of-the-mill blade config, so that particular issue happily hasn't really bitten me :) But thanks (to both you and Nick) for responding, the FX2s look interesting enough that I might have to see about an eval unit :)
- vacri 12y ago
  You've had us looking for your model of label-maker :)
- KyleBrandt 12y ago
  Minor nitpick - it isn't mild (which is why it looks so damn amazing :-)

by rasur 12y ago

Nick-Craver 12y ago

Thanks! We honestly do this for us and my mild cabling OCD, but if we can help anyone by sharing the details then it's worth it.

rasur 12y ago
I'm curious to know what your perceptions of the FX2's are, since it had been racked up. (EDIT: Over and above what's in the article.. Because they look quite nice, is why I'm asking - we haven't got any.. yet! Still performing well?)
- Nick-Craver 12y ago
  I haven't had nearly as much experience as George and Shane have with them after initial spin up. I'll get one of those guys to chime in here.
- GeorgeBeech 12y ago
  They are nice, we honestly haven't had to do much with them after we got them setup since they are VM hosts. The most annoying part was that the Force10 OS that the IOA's run is slightly annoying to work with when you are used to working on Cisco gear. I'd almost rather people stopped doing "it's close to Cicso" and did their own thing because the connotative dissonance is jarring when something is close but not quite what you expect.
  - rasur 12y ago
    We've got 2 M1000e's, but they're slowly being retired and TBH they're in a 'do-less not do-more' situation (mostly!), so I haven't honestly had much experience past run-of-the-mill blade config, so that particular issue happily hasn't really bitten me :) But thanks (to both you and Nick) for responding, the FX2s look interesting enough that I might have to see about an eval unit :)
vacri 12y ago
You've had us looking for your model of label-maker :)
KyleBrandt 12y ago
Minor nitpick - it isn't mild (which is why it looks so damn amazing :-)