[ixpmanager] Patch Panels

[Mike Hammett]

If there's rack\cabinet names alongside, then there probably won't be any confusion. I haven't had time to go any deeper with it yet today. 


Also, you say to include both ports of a duplex port. If the panel itself doesn't provide any distinction between right and left strands, should I manually include that distinction? Ours just have letters for which column and numbers for which row, with a duplex connection occupying a single location. 




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Mike Hammett 
Intelligent Computing Solutions 

Midwest Internet Exchange 

The Brothers WISP 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Barry O'Donovan" <barry.odonovan at inex.ie> 
To: "INEX IXP Manager Mailing List" <ixpmanager at inex.ie> 
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 9:16:14 AM 
Subject: Re: [ixpmanager] Patch Panels 



Mike Hammett wrote: 
> I expanded the help button, which created the confusion as both fields 
> have similar descriptions. The documentation page does say that you 
> think they should be the same 

I've reread the help text and I think it reads okay. But appreciate I'm 
too close to it ;-) 

I've taken a bit from your wording below and will push in the next commit. 

> For example, the reference created for me in 210 N. 
> Tucker Blvd., St. Louis, MO, USA, Suite 515 is RR502.08.RU41. If the 
> application just uses RR502.08.RU41 throughout, that means nothing to 
> me 

The patch panel list includes the names you've given to your racks / 
cabinets. This /should/ be sufficient along with type (UTP/SMF/etc). 

I'm not sure adding internal (IXP) names / references help in the long 
term and may lose their meaning when you have 20+ panels. 

- Barry 

> Maybe something clearer in the help button? Just a thought, if this 
> proves to be the case: 
> 
> The name / reference for the patch panel, displayed throughout IXP 
> Manager. Using the co-location provider's reference is probably the 
> sanest / least confusing option, but you can use something else. 
> 
> 
> The reference the co-location provider has assigned to this patch panel. 
> This is used in LOAs and other places, as appropriate. 
> 
> 
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> *From: *"Barry O'Donovan" <barry.odonovan at inex.ie> 
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> *Sent: *Monday, March 27, 2017 8:32:28 AM 
> *Subject: *Re: [ixpmanager] Patch Panels 
> 
> 
> 
> Barry O'Donovan wrote: 
>> See: https://ixp-manager.readthedocs.io/en/latest/features/patch-panels/ 
> 
> + the green "Help" button. 
> 
>> Mike Hammett wrote: 
>>> What is the intended use difference between "Patch Panel Name" and 
>>> "Colocation reference"? Both say to use the reference the colocation 
>>> provider has assigned. Is it intended for them to be the same or should 
>>> they be different? Maybe the colocation reference *IS* what the 
>>> colocation provider assigns, while the patch panel name could be 
>>> something friendly? 
>>> 
>>> 
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