[AusNOG] [off topic] AUSNOG's "Break Glass in Case of Emergency" :)

[Matthew Mace]

Nobody has said about a IEC Male to 3 Pin Power socket..... One of these
onsite would have DEFINITELY saved me a trip back to the office in the
past..

http://www.getprice.com.au/UPS-IEC-MALE-TO-3-PIN-POWER-SOCKET-150MM-Gpnc_76--35014686.htm


Available from Jaycar or all sorts of places..




On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 2:45 PM, Christopher Pollock <
chris at ionetworks.com.au> wrote:

> Just the usual for me - console cables of various kinds, esp the unusual
> DB9-DB9 etc.   RJ45 leads in straight and full crossover, duplex LC/LC,
> LC/SC and SC/SC patch leads.  Cage nuts.  Maybe a Cisco CF card.  Mid-job
> at 2am you'll pay an awful lot to not have to go back to the office to get
> something.
>
> an iPhone charger might be useful as well?  (And a mini-usb charger for
> the androiders.)
>
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>
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 2:39 PM, McDonald Richards <macca at vocus.com.au>wrote:
>
>> If it was a broken cross connect wouldn't that be the DC's responsibility
>> -
>> and in that case they'd have the appropriate gear to fix/test it anyway.
>>
>> Loopbacks are easy enough to hack up to prove that.
>>
>> Some of these suggestions are taking it to the extreme :)
>>
>> Macca
>>
>>
>>
>> On 29/11/11 3:29 PM, "Don Gould" <don at bowenvale.co.nz> wrote:
>>
>> > Has anyone suggested a proper cable/fibre tester?
>> >
>> > I hear lots of talk of spares, but if the problem is a cross connect
>> > cable over some distance or floors, a proper tester on site would be
>> > helpful, though I do get the issue of cost in that question.
>> >
>> > Are data centres of size providing that sort of resource on site?  Or
>> > are they just swapping out spare ports and calling for a repair?
>> >
>> >
>> > D
>> >
>> >
>> > On 29/11/2011 1:38 p.m., Sean K. Finn wrote:
>> >> A handful of LX Single Mode SFP's, and one or two Fibre Attenuators,
>> as a
>> >> TEST KIT.
>> >>
>> >> S.
>> >>
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
>> >> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Dale Shaw
>> >> Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 4:16 PM
>> >> To: Bevan Slattery
>> >> Cc: ausnog at ausnog.net
>> >> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] [off topic] AUSNOG's "Break Glass in Case of
>> Emergency"
>> >> :)
>> >>
>> >> Also:
>> >>
>> >> On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 7:49 AM, Dale Shaw<dale.shaw+ausnog at gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>> - USB to serial adapters
>> >>> - DB9 to RJ45 adapters
>> >>> - [... other stuff ...]
>> >>
>> >> - A range of consumer batteries (AAA, AA, but also PP3). Nothing like
>> trying
>> >> to get into a B-class rack only to find that the battery for the combo
>> lock
>> >> mechanism has carked it.
>> >>
>> >> cheers,
>> >> Dale
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