Liam Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hi all. I really want to rethink the way i have the documentation for patch panels and switch configs. Does anyone knows of any good software, or have any templates or suggestions? thanks
tobiasclarity Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Hi all. I really want to rethink the way i have the documentation for patch panels and switch configs. Does anyone knows of any good software, or have any templates or suggestions? thanks You could maybe try and do it in Visio, how are you currently doing it?
Liam Posted January 30, 2013 Author Posted January 30, 2013 You could maybe try and do it in Visio, how are you currently doing it? Good old excel . Might give Visio a whirl actually been playing with it lately
tobiasclarity Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Good old excel . Might give Visio a whirl actually been playing with it lately I did a quick google search just to confirm what i thought but there are actually some good templates for it as well you can get
Kingstech Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Could you post a link to a couple of templates please?
glennda Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 gliffy seems pretty good for network diagrams, As for patch panels my preferred method is patch panel 48 port switch patch panel patch panel 48 port switch patch panel etc you can then use 0.25 or 0.3m cables to connect it all up.
Michael Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 Coloured patch cables matching your documentation can certainly help also.
SpuffMonkey Posted January 30, 2013 Posted January 30, 2013 gliffy seems pretty good for network diagrams, As for patch panels my preferred method is patch panel 48 port switch patch panel patch panel 48 port switch patch panel etc you can then use 0.25 or 0.3m cables to connect it all up. Ditto to this - it makes it a lot easier to manage and much tidier.
pete Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 We dump switch configs to the wiki and annotate where it's not obvious why something is a certain way, or the config doesn't have the ability to give human-readable "names*" to interfaces/trunks/whatever. i.e "iDRAC SERVERNAME IPADDRESS" or "R25 Uplink"
sjatkn Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 gliffy seems pretty good for network diagrams, As for patch panels my preferred method is patch panel 48 port switch patch panel patch panel 48 port switch patch panel etc you can then use 0.25 or 0.3m cables to connect it all up. That's my preferred method also, though I often use 24 port switches.
glennda Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 That's my preferred method also, though I often use 24 port switches. Granted, it depends on the density obviously for an IT suite where all ports are patched then a 48 port, if its an office area where say 1 in 5 are patched then 24 port.
Gibson335 Posted January 31, 2013 Posted January 31, 2013 We are in the midst of a thorough LAN ID discovery. Using a Fluke device to discover data point to switch connectivity, we've found that a simple spreadsheet, detailing Device/Data Point/Location/Switch Port/Patch Panel Port/LAN-VLAN works a treat. We have one sheet containing the full list, and then a separate sheet for every switch.
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