Network Cabling In SoftLayer Data Centers ... With Zip Ties?!?!
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"Cabling a SoftLayer Data Center Server Rack" (http://sftlyr.com/2i8) surpassed 210,000 views, and it has sparked a healthy debate in the comments section. Why does SoftLayer use zip ties in our data centers? Don't we know that zip ties are evil?! What happens if a single cable needs to be replaced?!?!
In this video, we document the process of how we restore physical connectivity when a network cable fails (which happens very rarely), and we show how long it takes to physically replace a network cable in one of our zip-tied bundles.
For more information about why SoftLayer chose zip ties and whether that choice has ever affected the network performance of our servers, visit the SoftLayer Blog: http://sftlyr.com/35q
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Music Credit: The background music track in this video was created by Simon West.
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