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

[McDonald Richards]

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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