Option 81C Network Drawing

[WrongWayFeldman]

I want to create a super-duper Visio drawing of my switch that shows all cards and their locations, internal and external cabling connections, elan, clan, ip addresses, pstn connections etc.
Can anyone tell me where I can get an example of a drawing like I described. I'm looking for ideas as to how to lay out my drawing so it isn't so convoluted that it cannot be read easily.

 

[GHTROUT]

There are a variety of Excel bayface drawings here: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.ghtrout.com/files/Documenting_M1_Shelves_in_Excel.zip[/url]

Excel is nice because you can copy, paste > transpose to get a card list in a table format.

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Gene at GHTROUT.com

 

[WrongWayFeldman]

Thanks for the info. Looks cool. Do you have any Visio examples? I want to create an all-encompassing drawing that I can print out on a plotter and wallpaper my office with it.

 

[GHTROUT]

Here is everything I have for Visio: [URL unfurl="true"]http://www.ghtrout.com/files/Visio_198_Nortel_Shapes.zip[/url]

It is a VSS file

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Gene at GHTROUT.com

 

[WrongWayFeldman]

Thanks for the Visio stuff, very helpful. I think the frame image may be suitable for the core of my drawing however I want to go far beyond that. I've been scouring the internet for a sample drawing and found nothing like what I'm envisioning. I want to create a drawing that is similar to a schematic that includes cards, network and PSTN connections and stand alone servers. I will keep looking. Thanks for your assistance.

 

[GHTROUT]

You will do the right thing, but I bet your time would also be spent well creating a perfect table format inventory of everything you pay for. And that is guaranteed to result in savings sooner than anything else. I've seen a lot of very pretty drawings of PBXs where nothing that represented cost well enough to say "This saved us $100,000 per year". Take every bill and prove what circuit it includes and why it is needed. The glory is in the dollars, not the wiring.



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Gene at GHTROUT.com