So here I've been the past 1 1/2 hours tracing cables, crimping cables, scratching my head with fiber connections, about to take everything apart and rebuild this lab... I was about to do some VoATM stuff and I couldn't connect to my LS1010. So guess what (and don't let this ever happen to you)... It helps to power the switch on...

Forgot I had it on a separate power cord
http://www.infiltrated.net/mydesk/homelab/ls1010.jpg Imagine failing an exam because you forgot to power on... One word... Caffeine!. Its definitely needed right now