Fake Wall or Wall Closet?
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@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
Why don't I just get a mural of Hawaii or something on them?
Real data centers want to hide that they are datacenters. Little data closets want to pretend to be more than they are
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@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
So, this is the telecom wall of my server room.
The CFO wants us to clean up the server room and have it more aesthetically pleasing. We have a plan for the server and switch racks, but this wall is just an eyesore.
I thought about a wall of cabinet doors that is about 6" to 1 foot away from the real wall and would be all open on the inside. The boss shot that down and wants some kind of fabric blind on both sides of the ladder and would fold out to cover the middle. He also wants to throw the logo on the fabric blinds.
Any suggestions?
There's just so much shit on that wall there's really nothing you can do except hang a blanket in front of it all. A short one up top, and another to get hte rest below the ladder.
I wouldn't build anything there...
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Put a little window in the door that has a picture of a neat closet
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Personally, I'd leave it as is... it's a telecom closet, who cares.
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@tim_g said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
So, this is the telecom wall of my server room.
The CFO wants us to clean up the server room and have it more aesthetically pleasing. We have a plan for the server and switch racks, but this wall is just an eyesore.
I thought about a wall of cabinet doors that is about 6" to 1 foot away from the real wall and would be all open on the inside. The boss shot that down and wants some kind of fabric blind on both sides of the ladder and would fold out to cover the middle. He also wants to throw the logo on the fabric blinds.
Any suggestions?
There's just so much shit on that wall there's really nothing you can do except hang a blanket in front of it all. A short one up top, and another to get hte rest below the ladder.
I think the boss' idea was basically a nice blanket. It's really a decent solution. A simple screen that still allows air flow, but dampens some noise and blocks the view.
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@scottalanmiller said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@tim_g said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
So, this is the telecom wall of my server room.
The CFO wants us to clean up the server room and have it more aesthetically pleasing. We have a plan for the server and switch racks, but this wall is just an eyesore.
I thought about a wall of cabinet doors that is about 6" to 1 foot away from the real wall and would be all open on the inside. The boss shot that down and wants some kind of fabric blind on both sides of the ladder and would fold out to cover the middle. He also wants to throw the logo on the fabric blinds.
Any suggestions?
There's just so much shit on that wall there's really nothing you can do except hang a blanket in front of it all. A short one up top, and another to get hte rest below the ladder.
I think the boss' idea was basically a nice blanket. It's really a decent solution. A simple screen that still allows air flow, but dampens some noise and blocks the view.
Not really worried about noise as the louder servers are right behind me. The idea here is more for aesthetics than noise. I really don't care. The network is functioning and it is easy access. Like Tim_G said, its a telecom wall. Who cares what it looks like?
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Any way we can see how you get into the server room (and if there are windows). With what is provided I don't think anyone can really give you "great advice" for something like this.
The approach of just putting up a curtain is exactly like sweeping the dirt under the rug.
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https://www.amcraftindustrialcurtainwall.com/products/industrial-curtain-walls/printed-graphics/
Looks like these guys have all kinds of custom curtain solutions and can even print a logo for you. No experience with them... Just google-fu
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I was thinking something more along the lines of this: https://www.target.com/s/fire+resistant+curtains
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@tim_g said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
I was thinking something more along the lines of this: https://www.target.com/s/fire+resistant+curtains
Maybe a hammock or two as well? A beach cabana?
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@dustinb3403 said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@tim_g said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
I was thinking something more along the lines of this: https://www.target.com/s/fire+resistant+curtains
Maybe a hammock or two as well? A beach cabana?
Hey if there's room, why not?
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@tim_g ha.
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You gotta love how the chief financial officer is spending IT's time. You think he'd understand costs and benefit to the business just a little better...
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@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@dustinb3403 said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@dustinb3403 said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
@nerdydad said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
Any suggestions?
Tell your CFO to stop giving tours of your server room and focus on saving money for more important things.
He's over IT, so what he says goes.
Yeah... so he is IN the IT department. I'm assuming he wants a blind that acts like curtains. . .
He's on IN the IT department, but is in charge of it. He is my boss's boss.
TL; DR
I would tell him once that there's no technical reason to do so. After doing so, just take the chance. Don't you want a shiny server room like everyone else? And when he is the CFO, he should easily be able to get you some budget.
Put everything on the wall into a rack. Replace all other existing racks with the same brand and model as the new one. Get an electrician to upgrade the cable bridge with some side panels and finally just don't forget tons of LED stripes for proper backlight.
Isn't that what your CFO wants? And you get your stuff nicely organized at the same time. Great. Oh, and don't forget to show the $10k-20k bill to your CEO. Sit back and relax afterwards.
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@mike-davis said in Fake Wall or Wall Closet?:
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But where is the 42?
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