Poor Cable Management

Figure 38 shows two examples of poor cable management. On the left is a rack with sparse cabling. Although there are few connections, the lack of labeling would make it hard to troubleshoot connections. In addition, cables running behind a device that is being removed for service might need to be removed, causing unnecessary interrupts to other elements of the configuration. Although the cables in the rack on the right are tagged and bundled, the slack at the lower part of the cabinet could cause equipment to overheat or shutoff.

Figure 38. Poor cable management