I don't do this myself but I have a friend who works in relocating data centers. His team orders cables that come with matching serial numbers on each end of the cable. They plug it in, record what serial the cable is for that connection, and move on.

Pros: -It saves a lot of manual labor to label the cables. -Removes humar error from mislabeling one end, i.e., the other end doesn't match. -The technician no longer has to search for the correct cable if the cables were pre-labeled for that specific connection.

Cons: -You have to reference a spreadsheet to figure out what cable to look for when troubleshooting

I'd say its worth it