Posted April 7, 2017 Here's the shots I was able to take from the private tour. Wish I could've taken more but I was a little busy when I was there. This stuff is obviously really sweet. This is the kind of lab where a network concept gets built for multi-million dollar contracts. DOD, Navy, Huge Banks, Apple, and some other customers come here pretty often. Its made to present solutions to issues brought up to Cisco, the entire facility only except one contract every three weeks. A few other shots are from a big huge international lab where they do all kinds of things, very few people are allowed to step foot in these centers (though they were alright with me taking a few pictures, I did make sure about that.) Keep in mind, all these centers were so loud all of the employees were wearing professional ear protection just from the noise level that the cooling generated. I work as a contractor for everything from photo/video to broadcast and networking. I use an old HP Laptop forked up on top of a photography textbook. Right now this is what I use: Fuji X100T, Fuji X100, Fuji X-E1, XF 18 f2, XF 35 1.4, Nikon d7000, Nikkor 180 2,8 AFIS, Nikkor 60 1.8. I've got more crap laying around for other jobs and hobbies, though a lot of that isn't applicable to the interests of this forum, so I'll keep myself back from adding it all to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 looks very disorganized.... I cringe when I go to a head-end that looks all spaghetti like that.. Community Standards | Fan Control Software Please make sure to Quote me or @ me to see your reply! Just because I am a Moderator does not mean I am always right. Please fact check me and verify my answer. "Black Out" Ryzen 9 5900x | Full Custom Water Loop | Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) | RTX 3090 Founders | Ballistix 32gb 16-18-18-36 3600mhz 1tb Samsung 970 Evo | 2x 2tb Crucial MX500 SSD | Fractal Design Meshify S2 | Corsair HX1200 PSU Dedicated Streaming Rig Ryzen 7 3700x | Asus B450-F Strix | 16gb Gskill Flare X 3200mhz | Corsair RM550x PSU | Asus Strix GTX1070 | 250gb 860 Evo m.2 Phanteks P300A | Elgato HD60 Pro | Avermedia Live Gamer Duo | Avermedia 4k GC573 Capture Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Here for those lazy asses who don't/can't want to open the link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Oh god the spaghetti! [Out-of-date] Want to learn how to make your own custom Windows 10 image? Desktop: AMD R9 3900X | ASUS ROG Strix X570-F | Radeon RX 5700 XT | EVGA GTX 1080 SC | 32GB Trident Z Neo 3600MHz | 1TB 970 EVO | 256GB 840 EVO | 960GB Corsair Force LE | EVGA G2 850W | Phanteks P400S Laptop: Intel M-5Y10c | Intel HD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 250GB Micron SSD | Asus UX305FA Server 01: Intel Xeon D 1541 | ASRock Rack D1541D4I-2L2T | 32GB Hynix ECC DDR4 | 4x8TB Western Digital HDDs | 32TB Raw 16TB Usable Server 02: Intel i7 7700K | Gigabye Z170N Gaming5 | 16GB Trident Z 3200MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, legacy99 said: looks very disorganized.... I cringe when I go to a head-end that looks all spaghetti like that.. i would think they'd be more organized /r/cableporn says they should Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, themctipers said: i would think they'd be more organized /r/cableporn says they should Yea, when I walk into a network to go work on it for a customer and I see things like that... I try not to let the customer hear my sigh and try to keep my disappointing look off my face lol. Community Standards | Fan Control Software Please make sure to Quote me or @ me to see your reply! Just because I am a Moderator does not mean I am always right. Please fact check me and verify my answer. "Black Out" Ryzen 9 5900x | Full Custom Water Loop | Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) | RTX 3090 Founders | Ballistix 32gb 16-18-18-36 3600mhz 1tb Samsung 970 Evo | 2x 2tb Crucial MX500 SSD | Fractal Design Meshify S2 | Corsair HX1200 PSU Dedicated Streaming Rig Ryzen 7 3700x | Asus B450-F Strix | 16gb Gskill Flare X 3200mhz | Corsair RM550x PSU | Asus Strix GTX1070 | 250gb 860 Evo m.2 Phanteks P300A | Elgato HD60 Pro | Avermedia Live Gamer Duo | Avermedia 4k GC573 Capture Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 1 minute ago, themctipers said: i would think they'd be more organized /r/cableporn says they should I kind of expected it tbh. It's a lab meant to set up in many different configurations, having bundled, fixed cables would make that difficult. [Out-of-date] Want to learn how to make your own custom Windows 10 image? Desktop: AMD R9 3900X | ASUS ROG Strix X570-F | Radeon RX 5700 XT | EVGA GTX 1080 SC | 32GB Trident Z Neo 3600MHz | 1TB 970 EVO | 256GB 840 EVO | 960GB Corsair Force LE | EVGA G2 850W | Phanteks P400S Laptop: Intel M-5Y10c | Intel HD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 250GB Micron SSD | Asus UX305FA Server 01: Intel Xeon D 1541 | ASRock Rack D1541D4I-2L2T | 32GB Hynix ECC DDR4 | 4x8TB Western Digital HDDs | 32TB Raw 16TB Usable Server 02: Intel i7 7700K | Gigabye Z170N Gaming5 | 16GB Trident Z 3200MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Author Well, none of these systems are permanent. Not a single server has been in one place in those racks for more than a few weeks. The more permanent rooms (I saw one where TCP/IP was first developed) are much, much more clean and quiet. More precise cable making and management (most of it's fiber btw) takes up lots of time for the engineers that are already on a tight schedule. I work as a contractor for everything from photo/video to broadcast and networking. I use an old HP Laptop forked up on top of a photography textbook. Right now this is what I use: Fuji X100T, Fuji X100, Fuji X-E1, XF 18 f2, XF 35 1.4, Nikon d7000, Nikkor 180 2,8 AFIS, Nikkor 60 1.8. I've got more crap laying around for other jobs and hobbies, though a lot of that isn't applicable to the interests of this forum, so I'll keep myself back from adding it all to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 1 minute ago, legacy99 said: Yea, when I walk into a network to go work on it for a customer and I see things like that... I try not to let the customer hear my sigh and try to keep my disappointing look off my face lol. the wires in my computer are like that, but unlike most people i know what cable is what and goes where but my networking.. oh god its just.. fucking terrible Just now, DeadEyePsycho said: I kind of expected it tbh. It's a lab meant to set up in many different configurations, having bundled, fixed cables would make that difficult. i wonder how does one know what cable goes where when a pile of them are the same colour. Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 1 minute ago, DeadEyePsycho said: I kind of expected it tbh. It's a lab meant to set up in many different configurations, having bundled, fixed cables would make that difficult. That looks pretty production to me.. way to much money for just a lab... Community Standards | Fan Control Software Please make sure to Quote me or @ me to see your reply! Just because I am a Moderator does not mean I am always right. Please fact check me and verify my answer. "Black Out" Ryzen 9 5900x | Full Custom Water Loop | Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) | RTX 3090 Founders | Ballistix 32gb 16-18-18-36 3600mhz 1tb Samsung 970 Evo | 2x 2tb Crucial MX500 SSD | Fractal Design Meshify S2 | Corsair HX1200 PSU Dedicated Streaming Rig Ryzen 7 3700x | Asus B450-F Strix | 16gb Gskill Flare X 3200mhz | Corsair RM550x PSU | Asus Strix GTX1070 | 250gb 860 Evo m.2 Phanteks P300A | Elgato HD60 Pro | Avermedia Live Gamer Duo | Avermedia 4k GC573 Capture Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 1 minute ago, DeadEyePsycho said: I kind of expected it tbh. It's a lab meant to set up in many different configurations, having bundled, fixed cables would make that difficult. At the same time, it makes finding which cable goes where a hella lot easier. Make sure to quote me or tag me when responding to me, or I might not know you replied! Examples: Do this: Quote And make sure you do it by hitting the quote button at the bottom left of my post, and not the one inside the editor! Or this: @DocSwag Buy whatever product is best for you, not what product is "best" for the market. Interested in computer architecture? Still in middle or high school? P.M. me! I love computer hardware and feel free to ask me anything about that (or phones). I especially like SSDs. But please do not ask me anything about Networking, programming, command line stuff, or any relatively hard software stuff. I know next to nothing about that. Compooters: Spoiler Desktop: Spoiler CPU: i7 6700k, CPU Cooler: be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 3, Motherboard: MSI Z170a KRAIT GAMING, RAM: G.Skill Ripjaws 4 Series 4x4gb DDR4-2666 MHz, Storage: SanDisk SSD Plus 240gb + OCZ Vertex 180 480 GB + Western Digital Caviar Blue 1 TB 7200 RPM, Video Card: EVGA GTX 970 SSC, Case: Fractal Design Define S, Power Supply: Seasonic Focus+ Gold 650w Yay, Keyboard: Logitech G710+, Mouse: Logitech G502 Proteus Spectrum, Headphones: B&O H9i, Monitor: LG 29um67 (2560x1080 75hz freesync) Home Server: Spoiler CPU: Pentium G4400, CPU Cooler: Stock, Motherboard: MSI h110l Pro Mini AC, RAM: Hyper X Fury DDR4 1x8gb 2133 MHz, Storage: PNY CS1311 120gb SSD + two Segate 4tb HDDs in RAID 1, Video Card: Does Intel Integrated Graphics count?, Case: Fractal Design Node 304, Power Supply: Seasonic 360w 80+ Gold, Keyboard+Mouse+Monitor: Does it matter? Laptop (I use it for school): Spoiler Surface book 2 13" with an i7 8650u, 8gb RAM, 256 GB storage, and a GTX 1050 And if you're curious (or a stalker) I have a Just Black Pixel 2 XL 64gb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, legacy99 said: That looks pretty production to me.. way to much money for just a lab... Did you actually read the OP? I can tell you didn't. [Out-of-date] Want to learn how to make your own custom Windows 10 image? Desktop: AMD R9 3900X | ASUS ROG Strix X570-F | Radeon RX 5700 XT | EVGA GTX 1080 SC | 32GB Trident Z Neo 3600MHz | 1TB 970 EVO | 256GB 840 EVO | 960GB Corsair Force LE | EVGA G2 850W | Phanteks P400S Laptop: Intel M-5Y10c | Intel HD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 250GB Micron SSD | Asus UX305FA Server 01: Intel Xeon D 1541 | ASRock Rack D1541D4I-2L2T | 32GB Hynix ECC DDR4 | 4x8TB Western Digital HDDs | 32TB Raw 16TB Usable Server 02: Intel i7 7700K | Gigabye Z170N Gaming5 | 16GB Trident Z 3200MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, DeadEyePsycho said: Did you actually read the OP? I can tell you didn't. Yes I did. And I do know he said LAB, but that is a ton of equipment for a lab... Community Standards | Fan Control Software Please make sure to Quote me or @ me to see your reply! Just because I am a Moderator does not mean I am always right. Please fact check me and verify my answer. "Black Out" Ryzen 9 5900x | Full Custom Water Loop | Asus Crosshair VIII Hero (Wi-Fi) | RTX 3090 Founders | Ballistix 32gb 16-18-18-36 3600mhz 1tb Samsung 970 Evo | 2x 2tb Crucial MX500 SSD | Fractal Design Meshify S2 | Corsair HX1200 PSU Dedicated Streaming Rig Ryzen 7 3700x | Asus B450-F Strix | 16gb Gskill Flare X 3200mhz | Corsair RM550x PSU | Asus Strix GTX1070 | 250gb 860 Evo m.2 Phanteks P300A | Elgato HD60 Pro | Avermedia Live Gamer Duo | Avermedia 4k GC573 Capture Card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, DocSwag said: At the same time, it makes finding which cable goes where a hella lot easier. True but it makes it difficult to make changes. [Out-of-date] Want to learn how to make your own custom Windows 10 image? Desktop: AMD R9 3900X | ASUS ROG Strix X570-F | Radeon RX 5700 XT | EVGA GTX 1080 SC | 32GB Trident Z Neo 3600MHz | 1TB 970 EVO | 256GB 840 EVO | 960GB Corsair Force LE | EVGA G2 850W | Phanteks P400S Laptop: Intel M-5Y10c | Intel HD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 250GB Micron SSD | Asus UX305FA Server 01: Intel Xeon D 1541 | ASRock Rack D1541D4I-2L2T | 32GB Hynix ECC DDR4 | 4x8TB Western Digital HDDs | 32TB Raw 16TB Usable Server 02: Intel i7 7700K | Gigabye Z170N Gaming5 | 16GB Trident Z 3200MHz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 2 minutes ago, themctipers said: i wonder how does one know what cable goes where when a pile of them are the same colour. all cables are labeled i think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Author Just now, legacy99 said: That looks pretty production to me.. way to much money for just a lab... It is a Lab though. I was there, they explained exactly the way all this stuff was. Its so ridiculously expensive because they need to have almost every single piece of equipment in there you can imagine, and if they don't have it they'll order it- no matter how expensive. Along with all the miles of fiber optic in that room alone. I work as a contractor for everything from photo/video to broadcast and networking. I use an old HP Laptop forked up on top of a photography textbook. Right now this is what I use: Fuji X100T, Fuji X100, Fuji X-E1, XF 18 f2, XF 35 1.4, Nikon d7000, Nikkor 180 2,8 AFIS, Nikkor 60 1.8. I've got more crap laying around for other jobs and hobbies, though a lot of that isn't applicable to the interests of this forum, so I'll keep myself back from adding it all to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, deXxterlab97 said: all cables are labeled i think doesnt look like they are just colour coded per section im assuming. Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, JohnBRoark said: It is a Lab though. I was there, they explained exactly the way all this stuff was. Its so ridiculously expensive because they need to have almost every single piece of equipment in there you can imagine, and if they don't have it they'll order it- no matter how expensive. Along with all the miles of fiber optic in that room alone. 56k dial up modem Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 1 minute ago, themctipers said: doesnt look like they are just colour coded per section im assuming. love the right side, so much blue in it what a dedication Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Author Just now, themctipers said: doesnt look like they are just colour coded per section im assuming. Labeled by cable type. All the orange, blue, and red are all fiber optic. Blue, purple, and yellow are all cat6a I believe. They're all split into sections, one long rack might be named Peanutbutter for example, and then there are several sections in each rack. Its much easier to remember "We need x in peanutbutter a2" instead of "We need x in 06 a5" or whatever. Pretty interesting stuff the way they had all that laid out. I work as a contractor for everything from photo/video to broadcast and networking. I use an old HP Laptop forked up on top of a photography textbook. Right now this is what I use: Fuji X100T, Fuji X100, Fuji X-E1, XF 18 f2, XF 35 1.4, Nikon d7000, Nikkor 180 2,8 AFIS, Nikkor 60 1.8. I've got more crap laying around for other jobs and hobbies, though a lot of that isn't applicable to the interests of this forum, so I'll keep myself back from adding it all to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, deXxterlab97 said: love the right side, so much blue in it what a dedication you like your blue a bit too much why not pink? Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, themctipers said: you like your blue a bit too much why not pink? because it looks off with the arx dock and media buttons you have wait EDGE?? WHo the fuck uses edge today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Author A big part of the tour was their "unified communications" technology stuff. About how they basically bought all the competition and have like eighty something percent of the market share. Most of it is really expensive conference room stuff (the one in the picture there is about $1,000,000 per unit), though there were some reaally neat desktop solutions. I know the president uses this stuff, so does NASA on the ISS (its only like 256kb/s per display [1080p hd] so it works well with their shitty satellite uplink they have in there) Also got to learn about their digital ceilings, which basically monitor the amount of personnel in a room at a time, can control the entire lighting system, manage heating and ventilation, act as business-grade wireless access points, and so on. Cool stuff. I work as a contractor for everything from photo/video to broadcast and networking. I use an old HP Laptop forked up on top of a photography textbook. Right now this is what I use: Fuji X100T, Fuji X100, Fuji X-E1, XF 18 f2, XF 35 1.4, Nikon d7000, Nikkor 180 2,8 AFIS, Nikkor 60 1.8. I've got more crap laying around for other jobs and hobbies, though a lot of that isn't applicable to the interests of this forum, so I'll keep myself back from adding it all to the list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, deXxterlab97 said: because it looks off with the arx dock and media buttons you have wait EDGE?? WHo the fuck uses edge today IM USING EDGE ONLY FOR LINUSTECHTIPS BECAUSE IT CAUSES CHROME TO MEMORY LEAK AND WINDOWS TO CRASH EVEN WHEN THERES A FRESH INSTALL OF WINDOWS 10 /rage for today Ryzen 5 3600 stock | 2x16GB C13 3200MHz (AFR) | GTX 760 (Sold the VII)| ASUS Prime X570-P | 6TB WD Gold (128MB Cache, 2017) Samsung 850 EVO 240 GB 138 is a good number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted April 7, 2017 Just now, themctipers said: IM USING EDGE ONLY FOR LINUSTECHTIPS BECAUSE IT CAUSES CHROME TO MEMORY LEAK AND WINDOWS TO CRASH EVEN WHEN THERES A FRESH INSTALL OF WINDOWS 10 /rage for today mozilla? opera? vivaldi? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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