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.