Having an end-to-end labelling scheme implemented throughout the Data Centre infrastructure simplifies troubleshooting and contends with the inevitable moves, adds and changes that occur periodically. Accelerating tracing and problem-solving measures, and repairs, helps to avoid, or mitigate, downtime; saving time and money. It's sufficiently important that ANSI/TIA have developed 606-B.1 Administration Standard for Telecommunications Infrastructure, providing clear specifications for labelling and administration best practices across all electrical- and network-systems premise classes; these include data centres.
What to label?
Equipment
- It is advisable to label devices front and back, for identification purposes, with the uniquely identifiable name of that device.
- All equipment must be inventoried and be appropriately asset tagged.
UTP cables
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A selection of pre-labelled cables, in various lengths and colours, are available in the large metal cabinets in Build Room 3
Power cords
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A selection of pre-labelled power cords, in various lengths of either blue or black, can be found in the large metal cabinets in Build Room 3
Black power cords are to be used to connect devices to power strips fed from Supply A
Blue power cords are to be used to connect devices to power strips fed from Supply B
Fibre cables
Labelcore: white - 3mm for duplex fibre cable yellow - 2mm for fibre cable |
An example labelling scheme: M - multi-mode fibre 2 - length in metres 010 - sequence number of length & type |
Fibre label cables can be produced upon request*
(* time and volume permitting)