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We are in the process of cleaning up our server room (again) after some construction and equipment moves. I have a stack of switches that connects to our server rack via fiber. I need to move the server rack to its permanent position and that requires re-routing my fiber. I want to make sure I have the cabling safe and secure from damage, but will still need to be able to have plenty of slack in the event that I need to roll my rack out 4 feet or so. What would be a cost effective and safe manner to route my fiber cabling? I’ve included a picture of the route and of the back of my server rack.

Edit: The distances look off because I did a panoramic shot. Ignore that board at the “Ends Here” spot. That stuff won’t be there after tomorrow.

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We have some short fiber runs in our data center as well, I don’t nessicarly see anything “wrong” per se with the proposed run but I would say that adding service loops on both sides of the runs has saved us more than once.

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That’s the sort of thing I’m looking for. I’m also trying to determine the proper materials/raceways/etc that should be used.

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You might want to consider mounting some cable trays either high up on the wall or above the suspended ceiling (if there is one). Something like:

Having it out in the open is sort of nice since you can see the cable and notice if one is about to kink, there’s room to coil up a few extra feet, etc.

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I use wire looms (PET) over my fiber lines.
You buy it in a roll and it snaps over your wires.

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I think combining these will do the trick! The price isn’t too bad and it would be easy to install.