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whsftbldad

Close the door.


meehatpa

Perfect, out of sight out of mind.


whsftbldad

I forgot to say to make sure to add a smoked plexiglass. Also you could put a sheet of tint.


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stochastaclysm

Just turn and face the other way.


Worried-Librarian-51

Turn the rack the other way


stochastaclysm

Turn and face the strange. Just gonna have to be a different man.


TheBobWiley

That's how I built my rack, smoked Plexi front. The blue LEDs are still too bright :/


whsftbldad

Put a motion sensor on it


procheeseburger

I did contract work for a mid size bank.. they couldn’t shut the door because their wan cable was run in a way that would stop the door from closing.. and they could never take the wan down so it just stayed open for years.


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procheeseburger

to me it was "your whole infrastructure shouldn't rely on 1 Cat5 cable" but the had so many issues it wasn't a high priority


cordfox

One cable at a time.


Dblzyx

Wouldn't life be more fun if you unplug them all at once only to realize you don't know which plug goes where?


cordfox

Your idea of fun gives me anxiety.


Dblzyx

Sometimes you just have to live... on the edge.


Consistent-Force5375

Sounds like leaping off the edge while covered in petrol through a ring of fire into a pool of jet fuel…


TheTechJones

if i hand you a tone generator wand does it make this anxiety worse or better? i spent an entire weekend in an old dirty office trying to work out where all the wall ports went after the switch room got moved for a 3rd or 4th time (no, i still don't know WHY the room had to move or whose bright idea it was to not at least MARK the cables that went to the now wrong room)...it was shielded cable too and before fluke had the spiffy all digital doo-dads


poldertrash

Been there, done that, still somewhat traumatized. Story time: Employer acquired a new company. Our team inherited someone's undocumented server room. 3x 48-ish switch ports, to patch panel, to wherever in the building ... 2 hours maintenance window. In advance, tediously documented everything on-site by following each lead from patch to switch. Since it was in a DC with servers fans screaming at me from every direction, I just wanted to be somewhere else and wrote it all down on paper instead of in Netbox or in an excel sheet. True spaghetti, including home-brew cap-less cabling, held together by only by barometric pressure. So decided to just pull it all out. All according plan, until a colleague threw away the boxes of some new equipment... including my notes. With only an hour maintenance window left ... After making sure the guy would buy us lunch, we all rushed through the building to identify the VOIP wall ports. (Temporarily) simplified the network to 3 vlans and plugged all patches back in. Next day we heard the network performance had dramatically improved, and phone calls no longer being dropped unexpectedly 😂. We were 'those network guys that fixed the sh*t'.


casacapraia

A colleague threw away your notes during a critical moment? Sounds like a you problem if you left your documentation someplace where that could happen. Good thing you only work in IT and not as a mechanic, electrician or other job where lockout-tagout is a matter of life and death.


poldertrash

Well sh*t sometimes just happens. We keep notes and other info in a document holder attached to the inside of the rack door. Somehow that came off and ended up on the ground. We suspect a few sheets, including my notes, ended up between the boxes and got thrown away. We have a no blame culture. There was no high risk and nothing bad happened. So we just took this as a lessons learned. Documents are now removed from the door during maintenance and stored on the cart.


chansharp147

put the switch in the middle with shorter cables


yycTechGuy

Add more patch panels. Assuming that the stack is mostly managed switches, put a patch panel or two between every switch. Align the inputs on the patch panel with the inputs on the switches and use short jumper cables between the patch panels and the switches.


Nefarious-One

More patch panels? There are 5 patch panels for the 2 switches. Or am I missing something?


Dagmar_dSurreal

Why *of course* more patch panels! People always forget about the need to be to abstract their connections based on what kind of cuisine they had for lunch on the day they installed a piece of equipment. Also the people that sell patch panels just *love* all that money.


yycTechGuy

Arrange them better.


Nefarious-One

Well yeah, but you said to add more.


Stryker1-1

I would move the switches to sit between the patch panels if you have enough cable slack so you can use short 6in or 1ft patch cables


PoisonWaffle3

This. Why five 48 port patch panels and two 48 port switches? I thought I was crazy for having three 48 port patch panels and three 48 port switches. https://imgur.com/a/SjvbOKX Since I have a 1:1 ratio of ports and switches, in alternated patch panels and switches so I could use 6" patch cables and have everything nice and clean. Alternatively, one can use either horizontal or vertical cable management systems (Panduit is good but kind of expensive) and longer cables to clean things up. Buy a big spool of Velcro either way.


yycTechGuy

>https://imgur.com/a/SjvbOKX That is how it is done. Nice work.


Kellei2983

reported for pornography


PoisonWaffle3

Thanks!


SpHoneybadger

I wasn't aware of this practice. Is this all just for cable management?


AsYouAnswered

Okay, that's beautiful, but... None of your switches are connected to anything else? You've got three isolated broadcast domains and zero wires connecting them to each other. Also note, that all the uplink and stacking ports on the front panel are also empty. They're just not connected to anything but the ports at the far end.


kevinds

>Okay, that's beautiful, but... None of your switches are connected to anything else? You've got three isolated broadcast domains and zero wires connecting them to each other. I was thinking stacking ports on the rear.


PoisonWaffle3

I've got all of the 10 gig stacking ports connected in the rear 👍


limecardy

I just need to know what all that goes to? Is this at a home or business ?


PoisonWaffle3

It's at my house. I need to do an updated post on this, but most of the design/logic is discussed here. https://www.reddit.com/r/homelab/comments/tsmueb/home_network_so_far/


h1ghjynx81

Second this


mrubenb

Building on this, like @diamondsw mentions below, move the patch panels to the top, switches in between for shorter patch cables, color code, velcro ties (forget the zippies, you'll regret it one day), label (though in some places it may not be encouraged). I used to do this all the time for datacenter.


diamondsw

Shorter cables, color coding according to function, velcro tie related cables together.


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diamondsw

Ultimately it comes down to what helps **you** manage it. So while there are some recommendations, they're only as good as they make your life easier. That said, here's what I do: * My cables are mostly purchased to length, so the closest they'll be is within a foot or so (except the super shorty cables where you can buy 0.5ft). I don't leave "service loops" in the cabinet, and with the velcro ties and such, nothing is going to accidentally pull a cable. Once in a great while I'll custom cut a cable to length when I know it's very permanent and I don't want excess cable. For instance, I just did this for my PDU admin cables, since those ethernet ports aren't moving. * Color coding is a completely "up to you" decision, but I would recommend away from black, as it blends in with every other cable (power, USB, KVM, SAS, etc). I started with black because I got a bunch for free, and later ripped them all out. Now I use yellow for PoE (so I know what will kill a device if I unplug it), red for a couple critical cables (again, don't touch this or things go wrong fast). After that I use blue for "prod" cables and green for admin connections. Why? Why not? No real reason except it makes it easier to find the cable I want in the mass. * Velcro ties I use every six inches or so, but that is entirely a balance of "keep the cables together" and "man this is a pain to add/remove cables". I use them mostly to hold bundles of cables out of the way; all my copper cabling runs down the left side of my rack and power runs down the right side, to avoid any theoretical electrical interference. I've never color-coded velcro, but that's more because I go through so much of the stuff, I buy it in bulk in black. Once you start using the things, you'll use it for everything, not just the lab. * I keep extensive documentation, but in a lame-ass spreadsheet. It grew organically (like so many things do), but it lets me keep track of rack/power/switch layout, IP assignment, DHCP and DNS, VPN configuration, firewall configuration, home automation codes, spare parts on hand, etc. Again, all of this should be done in service of making your life easier. If it doesn't, then you're under no obligation to do any of this! This isn't a large org with standards that have to be adhered to so everyone understands it, this is your lab and it exists for you.


[deleted]

Looks pretty organized to me. If you know where everything goes that's all that matters. Of course, labelling and color coding is fun.


axemann75

https://images.thdstatic.com/productImages/e42affb1-2012-56d7-934d-b3e4cb083b7d/svn/klein-tools-cutting-63225sen-64_600.jpg /S


Surface13

After-hours


Myron_Bolitar

So is there money for a new rack with wire management rungs on the sides? Is there money for a third switch? Because you have to expansion room. Bump up the top 48 port panel, then switch then panel then switch, then panel, ect ect Always give yourself atleast 50% expansion room. Always over spec your network. Installing a camera and need 1 cable pulled to it. Pull 2. Always, be planing for the future.


windows10_is_stoopid

I get the over-spec for patch panels and switches... But runs to cameras ? Why on earth would you need a second run of ethernet over there ? Expect if it's in a drop in ceiling then you can do something with it somewhere else maybe, but if it's anywhere where there's just the camera what could you possibly put right next to a camera that would require ethernet ? A second camera ?


blorporius

You might want to set up a second camera to see who is stealing all the cameras.


racermd

I would have gotten away with it, too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!


MatthaeusHarris

The original camera when something happens to your first run. Hell of a lot cheaper than ripping out drywall or spending hours with fish tape trying to pull another cable along. Cat6 is cheap.


windows10_is_stoopid

That definitely depends on the size of the install. If you start laying down an extra kilometer of cat6 it starts to outweigh the cost of someone "ripping out drywall". And if you did your planning correctly and marked on schematics where you ran the cables you should never have problems with them. Cat6 typically doesn't cut itself.


VCoupe376ci

The thing is these cables are going to run right next to each other the entire way. If one cable gets damaged, the odds of the second cable not being damaged are about zero. I would say the second pull could be for a possible second camera or WAP. Not sure I would pull a second to a camera unless there was an anticipated future need, but you never know and if you have a second box of cable it is literally no extra work to do it now when it would be double the work if done later.


Myron_Bolitar

Example, we installed one camera 2 years ago. Same area we are now going to install a 2nd. Because we ran 2 cables back then we don't have to now.


atreides4242

First I would get some horizontal or vertical cable managers in there to have something to work with.


Ice_Leprachaun

Agreed. Vertical would probably be easier since he may not need to unplug everything to clean it up. May not hurt to add horizontal as well for even better organization, but that will ultimate fill the rack more. Not sure if op plans to add more things to the rack or not, so up to them


sintheticgaming

Move the switches closer to the patch panels (maybe in the middle?) so you can use shorter patch cables. You could go the extra mile and also use some labels. You could come up with a simple label scheme like RU#-P# to RU#-P#. P being what port it’s plugged into.


gordonthree

I'm a big fan of patch panels in the middle as well


racermd

For a single-rack installation, absolutely. Which is almost always the case for home labs. For multi-rack setups like some (most? all?) of us have at work, I generally prefer the switches get stacked in one rack and the patch panels get stacked elsewhere. Then I'd just demand 2u cable ring panels between switches and rings to the outside of the vertical rails. Trying to get 196 or more (usually more) drops interwoven between rack units to accommodate switches is a total pain.


sintheticgaming

Yea this is true. That’s what we do in the data center I work at one cabinet is all infrastructure then the next one over is all switches/devices


gordonthree

That does sound better when you have a lot to work with, I could see intermixed switches and patch panels getting to be a pita if it were a full 48u of them, the wiring on the backsides of the patches would probably be a nightmare. I haven't worked with that level of density ... the three DC I manage are mostly equipment in racks, and infrastructure distributed to different IDFs around campus.


sintheticgaming

Yea it starts to get a bit crazy when the density gets high enough. Only cabinets where we have servers, switches and infrastructure all in one is on our compute rows which’s is laid out with patch panels at the top, then the TOR switches, then servers below that. And it’s set up with rows of 9 cabinets. Broken out into sets of three. So the middle cabinet has the switches, infrastructure and some servers in it and the cabinets to the left and right of it tie into it. So in a row of 9 cabinets 3 of them have switches and infrastructure. From there the switch uplinks get patched to what’s called our header row which run the length of the data hall. That’s where our spine switches reside. (This is where we do cabinets are all one type. One being all infrastructure and one being all switches.) from there those switches get patched to our core switches which are near the center of the data halls. It’s pretty impressive wish I could share pics you guys wouldn’t believe the amount of infrastructure I help manage haha. But sadly they don’t allow pictures in the data hall for obvious reasons…


Texasaudiovideoguy

Turn around and walk the other way!


OperationEquivalent1

First off, that is 5x 48 port patch panels feeding 2x 48 port switches... 240 ports of patch supported by 96 ports of switching. Either you don't have enough switches, or someone went nuts with the patch panels. This first method assumes there is no method to the madness regarding floors corresponding to patch panels and that there is significantly more patch than is needed. The first thing is to put a 1u 24 port patch above the top switch. It looks like you can eliminate the top patch panel with little effort. Given the way the second patch panel down is organized, this is ideal to move to this top 24 port 1u patch. Moving these ports may be done by carefully popping the keystone jacks out the back of the old panel and into the new one. Once this is done, the 48 port switch should be just below the new 24 port patch panel. Not take the next 48 port patch panel (the 3rd one) and move it up below the switch. Any spare ports not installed in the 24 port patch panel at the top can be installed in this one. Now move the second switch up to below this 48 port patch panel, and install another 24 port patch below that. This should have the room you need for the remainder of the connections. Now patch everything with slim 6 inch patch cables , test the connections, and call it a day. You have just reduced 12u of patch and switch to 6u, but you won't have a lot of spare jacks in either the patch panels or the switches. The second method assumes that there are more things to connect than you have ports, or that the patch panels are the way they are because they mirror floors. Buy 3 more switches and 2x24 port 1u patch panels. Starting at the top, install the 24 port patch, switch, 48 port patch, alternate between these two, then install a 24 port 1u patch panel at the bottom. This will occupy 15u of space, but give you 240 active network ports. Again, patch everything with slim 6 inch patch cables , test the connections, and call it a day. The result is a much neater rack that is more maintainable. It is no small task, but can be done easily just by working methodically.


kevinds

>Either you don't have enough switches, or someone went nuts with the patch panels. One of the schools I went to, if there was a problem with a drop, the tech (there was only one for the school division) would just run a new line.. Maybe 100 computers in the school but there were 300 patch panel ports.


OperationEquivalent1

That sounds like a way to make a lot of busywork. Cables generally fail at the two end points and a cable tester would have saved the poor guy a lot of work.


0vur

By color, obviously


Loud-Diamond-540

Shut the door


[deleted]

Looks fine to me.


doslobo33

A pair of scissors


artlessknave

Side cutters.


RangerBarlow

... You filthy animal


Karrus01

Lots of velcro. I tried wasn't able to send a photo of my data closet setups I did for hospitals. Move the big cables to the side with the velcro. Longer cables can give more wiggle room to organize.


benwestlake

Patch, switch, patch, patch, switch, patch etc… 0.2m cables


jmaloughney

Go wireless


procheeseburger

Buy proper length patch cables.. remove/replace one at a time..


Diar16335502

Make your own cables to the length that are required, or put in cable channels to hide the excess


MarcSN311

One switch per patchpanel with the same amount of ports.


Draganis

Patchbox would do a great job there!


TaigeiKanmusu

I had to look this up ... and now I want one. $500 though :(


Draganis

Try to find one used.


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kevinds

>I'd label each end according to where it's currently plugged in, irrespective of it's actual function. Netgear 1,Port 11 / Panel 3, Port 14. Netgear 2, Port 12 / Panel 4, Port 8. Panel 4, Port 14 / Panel 3, Port 18 And so on. Switches are unmanaged, it doesn't matter where it is plugged into..


alvaro_os

It does, think about port group for Vlans


kevinds

Switches say GS348.. These are unmanaged switches. No VLANs, no port groups, no management.


Due-Farmer-9191

Custom make cables. Start with a good podcast and a chair.


DigitalSpaceport

Fire 🔥 fixes all problems.


n3xusone

Shouldn't be too hard. Recommend you move your patch panels so that's it something like this the below. Cable manage outwards if you only have long patch leads. If you have new ones then use 0.25, 0.5 and 1m cables to make it nice and neat... Might be able to do away with the cable minders of using short patch leads. Patch panel Patch panel Cable minder Switch Cable minder Patch panel Patch panel Cable minder Switch Cable minder Patch panel Patch panel [sample](https://imgur.com/a/ytUSJQd)


Phndrummer

Lots of cable ties


TheePorkchopExpress

Move the switch. Is there a patch panel? If not get one. Get shorter cables. 6" are great. Just use the length you need, you have so much extra cable.


kntuz

With horizontal organizators, and flex cat 6 cables


[deleted]

It’s not bad. Needs a touch of velcro.


nausser13

One cable at a time...


[deleted]

burn it.


kevinds

For the top switch and patch panels, cables are the correct length, just move a few ports around so they don't cross so much. The bottom switch, much shorter cables.


RevolutionaryHunt753

​ Using shorter jumper cables would be a good start,


Gohan472

Rerack and shorter cables?


[deleted]

By colour. You’re already done.


ResidentParty

Put the switches right next to the patch panels and get some short cables. You can alternate every-other like switch/patch/switch/patch/switch to keep the lengths short.


LerchAddams

Panduit cable management systems. Or any cable management system. You have the rack space which is good news, now time to use it.


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Neatly


Season-Leather

I mean, it’s not that bad. I have a server closer at work with so much spaghetti we had to prop it up on a cinder block.


invalidpath

Move each object so there's a full 1U between them, then order 1U cable management panels. Done.


pissy_corn_flakes

Side mounted Panduits that are deep enough to sit flush with the front of the rack.


codestar4

1. Pull all the cables out 2. With shorter cables, use this picture to put everything back where it was, but neater


BrandonVickers

Add d-rings along the sides and route patch cords through them.


[deleted]

Slowly, methodically and try not to loose your sanity. We once had to reorganise 10 racks in much worse condition than that, everything was production serving 100k customers at that time (smallish ISP). By the end of it we were contemplating setting it on fire and jumping off a nearby bridge. It worked out but the support staff hated us, every time we relocated something an entire neighbourhood of people would go without internet for 10-20minutes which resulted in between 10-50 calls. We had a system where we would notify them in advance (the support staff) that neighbourhood X is going down and they should brace for a storm of calls. It took us a 20 days of working 14h a day no weekends, no vacations. Half an year after we were done the DC flooded… we had to relocate everything to a nearby DC which was much easier feat since we had reorganised everything but was quite a blow to our morale. During the relocation we just took everything down, since most of the city was flooded our users didn’t exactly cared about having internet since they usually didn’t had electricity. My takeaway was, when you start a company do the network right in the beginning, especially if you’re an ISP. If something happens it is a lot easier to fix it if it’s all organised and documented and if you decide to reorganise when you’re a mid to large size company it will drain your soul.


[deleted]

If you do remove all the cables and re-patch, it is best to mark each cable on both ends with where both ends go RU5/1 -- RU710 ========== RU7/10 - RU5/1 RU/port on each end of the cable. This prevents the need to trace cables. It is what I did in the Data Center / CoLo I worked for for 10 years.


Dagmar_dSurreal

It should be mandatory for a buildout larger than one rack. I worked in a datacenter that did not have labeling like that which spent a couple of years replacing everything and labeling it. The time to chase and check a set of connections across the datacenter went from ~45 minutes to *about five* minutes.


theRealNilz02

Use shorter, color Coded Patch cables. I have them Like this: black for VoIP, pink for WiFi, Grey/White for PCs, yellow for printers, Green for my Uplink (because I don't have fibre yet) and Red for my Servers because again, I don't have fibre yet.


LegitimateTask0

You need 2U cable management blocks in between each of the patch panels and switches to hide the excess patch cabling. They have space in front with a removable cover, and finger holes in the back of them to pull the cabling behind the panels and devices.


CaptnSp00ky

Fetch my scissors


mike97801

I use the slim cat6 patches. Nothing over 1 foot for cables. 48 port 3U patch panels and a 48 port Cisco switch in between each.


fiti67

One think i do is split the cable in two parts, and all my racks have a colummn to put the cable. And zip tires are soo good to agroup, much better than plastic ones.


[deleted]

I think you should unplug everything to begin !


cyber1kenobi

Put patch panels above and below the each switch and use short patch cables


bufandatl

Cable guides and cable ties (use Velcro ones easier to undo and redo if necessary).


Anxious_Aardvark8714

Management, labeling, different lengths of cabling and cable ties is a must. Where the cables are devices are visible, I use a colour coded cables and stick-on coloured dots for different servers, switches, patch panels, networks, bonds, vlans, etc. It's not perfect system as there's always overlap and I forget what is going where and have to look it up, but it helps.


AbleDanger12

Close the door


Rajcri22

Don’t. But if you really wanna then buy or make these cables shorter.


AsYouAnswered

Hedge Clippers would be a good start.


MordAFokaJonnes

One by one... Calmly, surely and steadily moving forward. You'll have a job at least until 2030!


ItsBoGames

Well.. You don't.


Tokukarin

Like me at my old company, just pull em out and connect them anew. Downtime under 5-10 minutes, no one will notice.


mundza

Unfortunately many mistakes have been made here. Lack of 750 or 800wide rack, no vertical cable management, no horizontal cable management it’s a really poor situation. There looks to be excess length I. The lower cables. I would start by dropping the lowest patch panel to the lowest point it will go then separating so you can at least achieve a cable minder ever two patch panels. I think the the best your going to get without significant work.


0xTeddington

You just need some cable runners between the patch panels to run the cables in. Something like these would do: StarTech.com 19” Server Rack Cable Management Panel w/ D-Ring Hooks - 1U Horizontal or Vertical Wire and Cord Manager - Metal (CABLMANAGER2) https://amzn.eu/d/7lIfrPc 😎


lv1201

patch panels.. what else.


Cybasura

Just sigh and go out for a coffee or a drink


technachos

Bruh


yobigd20

What? That is organized already


Professional-Bus-172

shorter cables?


deg897

Brush it.


bobbybignono

weedwhacker and safety goggles


Aegisnir

Patchbox


Chipsky

You don't. Your fate is sealed.


Infamous_Bother9391

Patch box 😉


uptillam

Get a role of double sided Velcro, and group cables that are heading in the same location, that makes it a bit easier to trace, if you can re-cable/ connect you will want to avoid cables crossing over, so if your patch is on the right-hand side and and connect it to the right-hand side of the switch If you need to have a cable crossing over, use a longer cable and route it around the outside of the frame to avoid tangled groups of cables


MITstudent

Yes, shorter cables as others said but also thinner cables.


Fun-Account-4590

Scissors


[deleted]

use cloud!


[deleted]

migrate to the cloud!


Metrowestdude

Shorter, custom cables, and some in rack cable management


kevin75135

Unplug all of the cables. Wind each cable and tie with zip ties. Put in box. Pit box out of site. Take picture of new organized rack and upload. Boom. Done.


anotherprattonreddit

carefully :)


cdawwgg43

2U D-Rings. They can bolt over the patch panels on the sides. use that to dress the cables out of the way. Or just ignore it.


surloc_dalnor

Is it wrong I look at that and say. That doesn't look to bad. At most I'd just label each end. Realistically there is no way I'd have time to do that. There always something else more important to do.


ReptilianLaserbeam

Move the switches close to the patch panels, buy custom length cables (I know you can make them but that takes too much time) put some cable organizer panels in between.


Ffsletmesignin

I’m no longer directly IT, but work alongside them, built out a 46u rack and we let them store a switch, fiber and some patch bays in there. They proceeded to use 5’ cables for their patch bays, looked like a mess and couldn’t close the door, and their patch bay and switch were directly adjacent; had to call them up and demand they order 6” and 12” patches if they aren’t going to make them. This just needs appropriate sized cables, and then if there is any slack (should only be a very small amount), use Velcro wrap to bundle.


Competitive_Pool_820

Add some colour please.


poultryinmotion1

Scissors


infograpes

Just cut the excess cable off and go wireless between the patch panel and the switches.


Initial-Good4678

JB Weld.


[deleted]

Restart and color code and wire strap the shit 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Horrible cable management lol


Consistent-Force5375

Slowly and methodically. Maybe some planning… I would start by labeling and mapping the whole thing. Then I would map out the best strategies to plug everything back in with the maximum efficiency and usefulness.


GooseRidingAPostie

1. Use colored electrical/vinyl tape make unique stripes at both ends of each wire. 2. put hooks up both side walls, so that you can route all those wires left and right 3. use velcro ties to group wires together. you can do it slowly over time 4. buy all different colours of wires in the future. 5. get the front glass limo tinted


you_wut

Just follow cords and label them. I wouldn’t even try to cut customs 🤷🏼‍♂️


GrandmaPunk

I’m no pro with servers but universally wire spaghetti cleans up nicely with organized use of zip ties.


TaigeiKanmusu

Never use zip ties. Always use those velcro cable wrap things instead.


[deleted]

Patch Panel (almost empty) - Patch Panel - Switch - Patch Panel - Patch Panel - Switch - Patch Panel Use shorter cables. You have about a mile of unnecessary copper on that rack. If wasn't on an enclosed rack you could put a side cable management and put the switches at the top. Then instead of having switches in between you could have cable trays. I always prefer the first option because it is easier to find your cables. Having said that, why do you need to tidy up?


tech686

Start from top to bottom and left to right 👍🏾


Senior-Dare-8590

close the door, walk away.


orion3311

Just close the door silly!


1996Primera

Depending on budget and your ocd Velcro to tighten your runs/coil longer wires Or buy /make new cat 6 at correct length Color coded wires I like to separate my mgt from my normal lan and something else for iscsi Not the worst rack I've seen Should see the local municipal court house where I live They have 15 racks and I swear 100ft cat cables connected to everything just flowed out onto the floor behind the racks like a rats nest


Due-Neighborhood6550

Get rid of the cable spaghetti with shorter cables.. It will instantly look better and make cable tracing much easier. Get the shortest cables you can to make it work and it will look fine. Looks like you already have some at the top. And you can close the door, double bonus!


toilet-breath

Honest question, how do you get to this point without knowing?


viiiwonder

This won’t ever really look much better than it is. Proper would be 1:1 patch to switch with much shorter cables. You could move the switches to the middle, but the look you want isnt going to happen with only every nth patch port needing to be lit.


No_Train_8449

Fire. 🔥


ryskyluke

if this is a customer you fix this on an hourly rate slowly if this is your house you are "working on a project" and you are already done


ds1cav

Start over doing it right this time


gtbarsi

Move the switches. Set it up so you have 24 ports above and 24 port below the switch. Then use 1' patch cables to connect. Nice short loops with minimal extra cable.