Re: [c-nsp] Cases to lock a switch -- physical layer protection?
Hi Trevor, Check out these co-lo racks:- http://data-centres.comms-express.com/colocation-server-cabinets.php They've got several compartments in the same racks which means that you can interconnect, but not touch the kit. LH -Original Message- From: cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net [mailto:cisco-nsp-boun...@puck.nether.net] On Behalf Of Furnish, Trever G Sent: 19 April 2011 14:23 To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: [c-nsp] Cases to lock a switch -- physical layer protection? Hello, I have a particularly sensitive scenario where I need to allow access to other hardware within a rack but ensure that no one is able to physically modify connections to the top-of-rack switch and ASA. I would love to find an in-rack-mountable case to go around the Cisco gear, in the same way that telco's commonly protect smartjack shelves. Can anyone recommend such a case or similar protective measure? -- Trever Furnish, tgfurn...@herffjones.com Herff Jones, Inc. Solutions Architect Phone: 317.612.3519 ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ This email has been scanned by Webroot for the presence of known Viruses and Spam. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Cases to lock a switch -- physical layer protection?
On 4/19/11 6:22 AM, Furnish, Trever G wrote: Hello, I have a particularly sensitive scenario where I need to allow access to other hardware within a rack but ensure that no one is able to physically modify connections to the top-of-rack switch and ASA. I would love to find an in-rack-mountable case to go around the Cisco gear, in the same way that telco's commonly protect smartjack shelves. The most common telco smartjack enclosure I've seen Verizon use here is the type that holds four cards. It has a plexiglas door with an Ace style lock on the top. And there are two Phillips screws on the bottom of the door for those who don't have the key. Can anyone recommend such a case or similar protective measure? If you have something custom made, use Medeco locks, welded construction, and ensure that the mounting hardware is protected by the locking mechanism. -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - j...@impulse.net Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
[c-nsp] Cases to lock a switch -- physical layer protection?
Hello, I have a particularly sensitive scenario where I need to allow access to other hardware within a rack but ensure that no one is able to physically modify connections to the top-of-rack switch and ASA. I would love to find an in-rack-mountable case to go around the Cisco gear, in the same way that telco's commonly protect smartjack shelves. Can anyone recommend such a case or similar protective measure? -- Trever Furnish, tgfurn...@herffjones.com Herff Jones, Inc. Solutions Architect Phone: 317.612.3519 ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Cases to lock a switch -- physical layer protection?
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 09:22:58AM -0400, Furnish, Trever G wrote: I have a particularly sensitive scenario where I need to allow access to other hardware within a rack but ensure that no one is able to physically modify connections to the top-of-rack switch and ASA. I would love to find an in-rack-mountable case to go around the Cisco gear, in the same way that telco's commonly protect smartjack shelves. Can anyone recommend such a case or similar protective measure? I haven't seen anything that would work like that, but what I have seen typically done is to drop in a 1/3 or 1/2 rack, with the switch/ASA/patchpanel taking up the top 1/3rd leaving the other 2 thirds to be used for whatever else. This works better for more EOR switch setups than TOR. A big enough order to a rack vendor could probably get some custom setups going (ie. instead of split 50/50, have the top 5U and then the remaining 42U or 37U for the rest of the rack). You may be able to retro something like this VTR lockbox into a rack http://middleatlantic.com/enclosure/knock/vlbx.htm with some glides and bolting everything in place before other gear is there. But what I'd probably do given the situation would be to bolt another box ontop of the rack altogether, like http://www.middleatlantic.com/enclosure/wall/dlbx.htm ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
