> > Top switch for servers in the top half, middle switch for IPMI / drac and > the bottom switch for the servers in the bottom half. It works quite well, > the cabling is nice and neat and doesn’t get in the way of anything. >
A quick calculation on paper leads me to believe there is a up to a ~40% reduction in cable length when running the switches in the centre of the rack. This sounds like the way to go! Example: http://imgur.com/a/rSzZx
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