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Cable Management Guide
• July
2005
4. Just below the I/O board attach a black cable strap (No. 5) to one of the cables and
wrap the strap around the remaining cables in the I/O board set to bind all of the
cables together (
).
The system control (SC) cables should be allowed to hang freely.
Note –
The cables for each system board should be bundled together as a set. This
allows ease of access and removal of a single I/O board set without disturbing the
adjacent board set cables.
5. Vertically secure each of the bundled cable sets and the SC cables to the black
cable hanger straps
.
The cable hanger straps were attached in Step
6. At the top of the power supplies, secure a black lite cable strap (No. 4) to one of
the cables and wrap the strap around the remaining cables in the cable set to bind
all of the cables together (
Include the SC cables when wrapping the cables for slot SB0 on the front of the
system or slot SB9 on the rear of the system.
7. At the base of the system, secure a black cable strap (No.
5) to one of the cables
and wrap the strap around the cables in two cable sets to bind the two sets
together (
).
8. Repeat Step 3 through Step 7 for the remaining I/O boards.
For a fully populated system, you should have nine sets of cables hanging vertically
at the front or rear of the system.
Note –
Leave ample cable slack below the floor tiles so the cables can be easily
moved out of the way for component service and maintenance. Ensure no sharp
edges are on the floor tile cutout. Be careful moving components in and out of the
system as sharp edges could damage cables.
9. Secure a black cable strap (No.
5) to one of the cable bundles below the tile floor
and wrap the strap around the three bundles to bind them together (
).