If you've read my post about moving copper service, you know I'm going to have copper phone lines and T1 PRI service added to my server room. I could slap any old piece of plywood on the wall behind my rack for mounting the blocks, media converters, etc, but my boss places a high value on making things look nice, and so do I. So I'd like my li'l piece of wood on the wall to be not only functional, but look really classy (or at least not be an eyesore).
What are my choices? Should I just spray a piece of 3/4" plywood with black paint? White paint? Does it need to be fire-retardant? Should a piece of plywood mount a certain distance from cieling/floor/rack/anything like that? Are there guidelines for size? Could we build a simple hinged cover for it for looks (open on the top, bottom, and sides)? Should we?
Or better yet, are there products designed to hide plywood-mounted stuff or make the whole thing look pretty?
Thanks,
BJ