-----Original Message----- From: Majdi S. Abbas [mailto:msa@latt.net] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 16:35 To: Randy Bush Cc: North American Network Operators' Group Subject: Re: time sink 42
On Thu, Feb 16, 2012 at 01:08:46PM -0800, Randy Bush wrote:
ok, this is horribly pragmatic, but it's real. yesterday i was in the westin playing rack and stack for five hours. an horrifyingly large amount of my time was spent trying to peel apart labels made on my portable brother label tape maker, yes peeling the backing from a little label so remote hands could easily confirm a server they were going to attack.
Randy,
Personally, I got tired of buying batteries, and expensive label tapes, and tend to stick with Avery labels from the office supply store (or Brady labels for cabling), and preprinting. Either can be run through a typewriter, and the Avery labels tend to run through a standard office printer just fine.
Then I just have to peel a standard label off of wax paper, which is much easier than dealing with plastic tape that appears to be fused to its backing at the factory.
The split back variety is a little better, but even then it can be hard to get your fingernails under the other side. We haven't really improved much on labeling technology in decades.
--msa
No mention of good (*detailed*) documentation based on model/serial number and facility rack ID/rack position in case the label were to inadvertently be removed/fall off/etc.? Only issue with that approach is that if the colo facility moves your hardware at some point you need to ensure that they let you know that so you can update your documentation to coincide with (hopefully) their documentation of where your equipment is located. Justin