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11 BlackDiamond Cable Management
This chapter includes the following sections:
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About BlackDiamond Cable Management on page 145
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Using the Cable Holders and Cable Clips on page 145
The BlackDiamond cable holders and cable clips provide a way to organize and contain masses of
cables connected to a BlackDiamond switch. This chapter describes how to install and use these cable
management accessories.
About BlackDiamond Cable Management
Interlocking cable holders and cable clips for the BlackDiamond switches provide free-standing, rigid
structural support for individual cables and cable bundles in front of the switch. You can use the cable
holders and cable clips individually or connect them together to manage multiple cable bundles.
The cable management accessories keep cables collected in one place, rather than allowing them to hang
freely. If you must remove a module from the chassis for replacement or repair, the cable clips and
holders maintain the cable arrangement in front of the chassis for ease of connection when you reinsert
the module.
Using the Cable Holders and Cable Clips
When you use the cable holders and the cable clips, Extreme Networks recommends the following:
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Attach the cables to the holders by slipping the cable through the opening.
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Connect the cable holders, if you need more than one. (Refer to “Connecting Cable Holders” on
page 146 .)
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If you need more than one cable clip for a bundle, connect the clips together before you route the
cables through the clips. (Refer to
“Connecting Cable Clips” on page 147 .)
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To form a cable bundle, thread the cables through the clips.
Figure 104 shows the cable holders and clips being used to manage a group of cables.