if your rack is the same depth as the server (or an inch or so deeper), you attach the cablemanagement arm to one rear post of the rack. if your rack is several inches deeper than the server, you attach the cable-management arm to one of the braces that supports the back of the server.
the steps that follow explain how to install the cable-management arm either to the rack or to the brace.
important to open the server with the cables attached, you must install and use the cablemanagement arm.
attach the cable-management arm to the rack
1 if the rear rails of your rack are flush with the server’s back panel or within an inch of it, position the cable-management arm so that the short side is closer to the server’s back panel and the holes on the long side align with the holes on the brace on the right side.
2 thread the hook-and-loop straps through the holes in the cable-management arm.
if the straps are already attached, skip this step.
3 attach the long side of the folding arm to the rear rail, using two of the mounting screws provided with the server.
the cable-management arm attaches on top of the right brace. the mounting screws hold both in place.
see “connect cables to the server” on page 40 for details on connecting cables and using the cable-management arm.
attach the cable-management arm to the support brace
if the rear rails of your rack are more than an inch away from the server’s back panel, you need to attach the cable-management arm to the support brace at the side of the server (not to the rear rail). otherwise the arm will not extend properly when you open the server in the rack.
1 use a very small phillips screwdriver to disconnect the small clamp that wraps around the long end of the cable-management arm (next to the two oval holes). you’ll use this clamp and screw to attach the arm to the brace.
2 hold the cable-management arm with the long end closer to you and fold the hinged section of the long end away from you.
the hinged section is the part from which you removed the clamp and screw. this section should be perpendicular to the main part of the arm, with the oval holes furthest from you.
3 position the cable-management arm so that the hinged section is on the inside of the right brace, about 2 inches behind the server’s back panel.
4 hold the arm in place and put the clamp you detached on the opposite side of the arm, so that the screw hole in the center shows through the open part of the brace.
5 insert the screw into its hole and tighten it so that the arm is fastened to the brace.
6 thread the hook-and-loop straps through the holes in the cable-management arm.
if the straps are already attached, skip this step.
see “connect cables to the server” on page 40 for details on connecting cables and using the cable-management arm.