Assume the following:
- An equipment room (ER) consists of 16 racks arranged in 4 equal rows
- The first 4 racks are numbered R1-1 though R1-4
- The second 4 racks are numbered R2-1 through R2-4
- A new equipment shelf with 12 slots is to be installed in the bottom of the third rack in the second row
- Each slot has 2 ports
What would be the identifier of the two ports on the eighth slot of the new equipment shelf?
The identifier of the two ports on the eighth slot of the new equipment shelf installed in the bottom of the third rack in the second row would be R2-3-1-8-1 and R2-3-1-8-2. The identifier is structured as follows: 'R' indicating the rack, '2' for the second row, '3' for the third rack in that row, '1' for the equipment shelf (typically there's only one shelf identifier per rack level), '8' for the slot number on the shelf, and '1' and '2' for the ports on that slot.
Check Chapter 10, pages 10-22 & 10-23.