Hardware failures are fairly rare anymore due to robust hardware .While unplugging lots of cables appears to be a pain and it would be, we rarely replace hardware any more. With redundancy at the OS level, taking a server (or more) down normally has no production impact. With ~ 60k servers, cable management to optimize airflow has a big utility impact globally for us. Don Atwood - Intel
For ethernet, theres basically blue boxen (Cisco big cats) and black boxen (founcade). While I am sure there are others, I doubt you'd find them in serious use.
The dell switches are good for throwing out and not a lot else.
So what happens if you have to replace the 4506 fan tray? Do you unplug 125 cables?
shadyman2000 4 months ago
Hardware failures are fairly rare anymore due to robust hardware .While unplugging lots of cables appears to be a pain and it would be, we rarely replace hardware any more. With redundancy at the OS level, taking a server (or more) down normally has no production impact. With ~ 60k servers, cable management to optimize airflow has a big utility impact globally for us. Don Atwood - Intel
doncatwood 3 months ago
brilliant gentlemen. I have always questioned by boys when it came to patch panels between users and switches... intel does not use them! wow.
oceantrolls73 6 months ago
are you guys serious? with 8 billion zip ties anyone could make those cables look neat.
therealandycook 2 years ago
so true
bigdima3 2 years ago
they don't use noctua fans
AndreaFranchitti 2 years ago
Intel
wesleyxtz123 2 years ago
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lot of cable ties
PSNcrazy95 2 years ago
Yes the cabling job is awesome. It's good to see such a thing you see so many DCs on youtube with TERRIBLY Cable management. WELL DONE.
Degen223 2 years ago
Holly shit, 18,000 servers. How do they know where goes what, ive already lost the count ;0
And sure yeah really gr8 cable management. Indians huh great job :)!!
5*
b0ss6769 2 years ago 3
Great cable management Intel :D
JustinR19 2 years ago 3
I love the cabling job. What type of switches are those?
byteusa 2 years ago 3
Looks like cisco, I recognise a few of the boxes.
For ethernet, theres basically blue boxen (Cisco big cats) and black boxen (founcade). While I am sure there are others, I doubt you'd find them in serious use.
The dell switches are good for throwing out and not a lot else.
petokyo 2 years ago