RE: Suggetions on labeling all items for a rack reloaction to new rack in new data center

Here's what I came with thus far.
I still need to finish Ethernet and 12X DDR.

From To

Switch Catalyst 4948
Port1 top
Port3 top
Port5 top
Port7 top
Port9 top
Port11 top

Port2 bottom
Port4 bottom
Port6 bottom
Port8 bottom
Port10 bottom
Port12 bottom

Firewall 5520 ASA

Firewall 5520 ASA

APC ATS

APC ATS


Brocade 300 Fiber Switch
ALJ2547G0H1
B300FC Port0 top U5877.001.RCH7479 577D FC P1-C2-T1 bottom
B300FC Port1 top U5877.001.RCH7733 577D FC P1-C2-T0 top
B300FC Port2 top U5877.001.RCH7733 577D FC P1-C2-T1 bottom
B300FC Port3 top U5877.001.RCH7479 577D FC P1-C2-T0 top
B300FC Port4 bottom Drive4
B300FC Port5 bottom Drive3
B300FC Port6 bottom Drive2
B300FC Port7 bottom Drive1

3573 LTO7 Tape Library
Drive4 B300FC Port4 bottom
Drive3 B300FC Port5 bottom
Drive2 B300FC Port6 bottom
Drive1 B300FC Port7 bottom

7316-TF3 6235P, Flat Panel Console Kit

HMC 7042-CR6
066693C-Ethernet 1 - Eth0

Multi Media Enclosure
7216-1U2

Disk Expansion Unit
U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T1 Left empty
U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T2 Left U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T0 bottom Y cable long
U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C2-T3 Left U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T0 bottom Y cable long

U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C2-T1 Right empty
U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T2 Right U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T0 bottom Y cable short
U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T3 Right U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T0 bottom Y cable short

Disk Expansion Unit
U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T1 Left empty
U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T2 Left U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T0 bottom Y cable short
U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C2-T3 Left U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T0 bottom Y cable short

U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C2-T1 Right empty
U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T2 Right U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T0 bottom Y cable long
U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T3 Right U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T0 bottom Y cable long

System
U8205.E6C.105815R 12X DDR Port 1 P1-C1-T1 top
U8205.E6C.105815R 12X DDR Port 0 P1-C1-T2 bottom

U8205.E6C.105815R 50A6 SPCN Port 0 P1-T3 top U5877.001.RCH7733 50A6 SPCN 0 P2-T2 left
U8205.E6C.105815R 50A6 SPCN Port 1 P1-T4 bottom U5877.001.RCH7479 50A6 SPCN 1 P2-T3 right

U8205.E6C.105815R HMC1 Ethernet P1-T5 top HMC 066693C-Ethernet 1 - Eth0

U8205.E6C.105815R 12X DDR Port 0 P1-C8-T1 top
U8205.E6C.105815R 12X DDR Port 1 P1-C8-T2 bottom

System Expansion Unit
U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T2 top U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T2 top
U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T1 middle empty
U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T0 bottom Y cable short U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T3 Right
long U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C2-T3 Left

U5877.001.RCH7733 577D FC P1-C2-T0 top B300FC Port1 top
U5877.001.RCH7733 577D FC P1-C2-T1 bottom B300FC Port2 top

U5877.001.RCH7733 57B3 SAS P1-C3-T0 top empty
U5877.001.RCH7733 57B3 SAS P1-C3-T1 bottom

U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T2 top U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T2 top
U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T1 middle empty
U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T0 bottom Y cable short U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T3 Right
long U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C2-T3 Left
U5877.001.RCH7733 12X DDR Port 0 P1-T1 top
U5877.001.RCH7733 12X DDR Port 1 P1-T2 bottom

U5877.001.RCH7733 5767 Ethernet P1-C5-T2A top
U5877.001.RCH7733 5767 Ethernet P1-C5-T1B bottom

U5877.001.RCH7733 576C Modem P1-C6-T2 top
U5877.001.RCH7733 576C Modem P1-C6-T1 bottom

U5877.001.RCH7733 50A6 SPCN 0 P2-T2 left U8205.E6C.105815R 50A6 SPCN Port 0 P1-T3 top
U5877.001.RCH7733 50A6 SPCN 1 P2-T3 right U5877.001.RCH7479 50A6 SPCN 0 P2-T2 left


System Expansion Unit
U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T2 top U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T2 top
U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T1 middle empty
U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T0 bottom Y cable short U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T2 Right
Long U5887.001.G1BY017 P1-C1-T2 Left

U5877.001.RCH7479 577D FC P1-C2-T0 top B300FC Port3 top
U5877.001.RCH7479 577D FC P1-C2-T1 bottom B300FC Port0 top

U5877.001.RCH7479 5767 Ethernet P1-C3-T0A top
U5877.001.RCH7479 5767 Ethernet P1-C3-T1B bottom

U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T2 top U5877.001.RCH7733 57B5 SAS P1-C1-T2 top
U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T1 middle empty
U5877.001.RCH7479 57B5 SAS P1-C4-T0 bottom Y cable short U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T2 Right
Long U5887.001. G1C400L P1-C1-T2 Left

U5877.001.RCH7479 12X DDR Port 0 P1-T1 top
U5877.001.RCH7479 12X DDR Port 1 P1-T2 bottom

U5877.001.RCH7479 5767 Ethernet P1-C5-T2A top
U5877.001.RCH7479 5767 Ethernet P1-C5-T1B bottom

U5877.001.RCH7479 50A6 SPCN 0 P2-T2 left U5877.001.RCH7733 50A6 SPCN 1 P2-T3 right
U5877.001.RCH7479 50A6 SPCN 1 P2-T3 right U8205.E6C.105815R 50A6 SPCN Port 1 P1-T4 bottom


-----Original Message-----
From: PaulMmn [mailto:PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2016 9:37 PM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Cc: Steinmetz, Paul
Subject: RE: Suggetions on labeling all items for a rack reloaction to new rack in new data center

re: Identifying wires for a data center move...


Get a set of wire ID sticky labels. Label the slot the cable plugs into, and the end of the cable that plugs into that slot.

This means that every cable should have 2 different labels, one on each end. And there should be no possibility of mis-identifying anything!

Or so it says here in the instruction manual!

Assuming you re-rack everything with the same spacing between units, even the aged-in bends in the cables should still be good!

Of course, you'll need a few new cables because they don't like being moved! (;

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx