Comms/Server Room Racking

There are occasions when a tech courier may need to visit a Comms or Server Room to carry out an install and exchange and there is racking in the room that holds numerous devices. Not every organisation does so, but a good IT manager should have a photo illustration or diagram informing IT Engineers of the details of the relevant devices placed on the racking.

Tech courier should ask for a copy of this photo illustration/diagram prior to starting any work. The reason for this is very simple. Devices may have their wiring interconnected. It is possible to dislodge a device from the racking that may fall onto the ground and the tech courier, firstly, needs to know where to put it back. Secondly, as the wiring looms and plugs might also become disconnected knowing how to put them back in place will be very important.

Tech courier work doesn't have to be difficult and overly complicated; tech couriers just need to know what and where the part is to be installed and exchanged and how to recover from an accident. Pre-planning before starting work is well worth the effort in cases of dealing with rack mounted devices.

Take a look at the photo below and compare the tidy cabling with the photo in the post about Untidy Cabling: http://deviceengineer.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/untidy-cabling.html?zx=f3e261303f26b775