[c-nsp] Nexus 3048 airflow configuration

[Garrett Skjelstad]

I think it would most likely just be easier on equipment to label a
direction of airflow on the chassis to bring visibility to this (I don't
recall seeing this on Nexus). Although, come to think about it, I'm pretty
sure it has direction of airflow in the hardware installation guide...

I personally prefer the terms "port-side" vs "front and back" since they
seem vague, while 'port-side' is 100% descriptive, so while people may have
different preferences which direction to mount equipment, they can
determine air flow direction easily and order the correct model or
after-the-fact order the kit to convert to blow the direction their hot
aisles face.

Just my 2c.

-Garrett

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 12:40 PM, Tim Cooper <lists at coop3r.com> wrote:

>
>
> > On 15 Mar 2018, at 19:17, Ian Mock <ian.mock at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, port side exhaust is normal for datacenter class switches. The
> switches face the same side as the server ports they're plugging into for
> ease of cable management, and to maintain symmetry of airflow.
> >
> > Ian Mock
>
> Yeah I get that, but wouldn’t that still technically be ‘back-to-front’?
> Like ‘I want a DataCentre switch with back to front airflow’ then you buy
> this and the air flows from back to front, but the device reports it as
> front to back?
>
> Surely using industry terminology like ‘back-to-front’ and ‘front-to-back’
> and then changing what that means whimsically depending on to which product
> it applies is stupid? Or is that just me?
>
> >
> >> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 12:51 PM, Mailing Lists <lists at coop3r.com>
> wrote:
> >> Anyone else using these noticed that the default airflow configuration
> is
> >> what I would consider 'back-to-front' but the device reports it as
> >> 'front-to-back'?
> >>
> >> Is it normal for Nexus stuff to default to this configuration, and if
> so is
> >> it normal for the port side as the rear?
> >>
> >> Thanks
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