it's my first post here. Just wondering if anyone had to deal with the following problem
- you have to install over say a 100 network elements and servers
- cabling is done via contractors, so you need to provide them with an accurate, error-free cable list
- your inputs are a set of detailed, port by port, visio diagrams.
Prb is to obtain the cable list and get the cabling started while you're busy crafting the switch/routers configs.
I coded a Visio plugin, which I plan to release under the GNU license, that returns a cable list from a diagram, and tested it on intermediate size infrastructure, 2K+ cables. It works well. The tool needs a little work to be user friendly, so before getting started, I wanted to know if that was worth the effort.
Questions are welcomed,
let me know
-A
PS: the tool is targeted for those who need a port by port description of their network, in the form Source/slot/port/Destination/slot/port.
