A solution for enhancing the identification and selection of cabling for a system, such as a computer system, is provided, which includes provisions for a virtual cabling router. As aspect of the invention provides a method of identifying cabling for a system, wherein the method comprises: identifying a placement of the plurality of components in at least one enclosure, using a virtual representation; creating a routing layout for the virtual representation, based on the placement; and identifying the cabling based on the routing layout.