Cable management for rack-mounted systems
technology brief, 2
nd
edition
Abstract.............................................................................................................................................. 2
Introduction......................................................................................................................................... 2
Cable routing guidelines....................................................................................................................... 3
Separation of power and data cables ................................................................................................ 3
Retention of excess cable .................................................................................................................. 3
Protection of cables .......................................................................................................................... 3
Securing cables and connectors......................................................................................................... 3
Securing data cables .................................................................................................................... 3
Securing power cables and connectors ........................................................................................... 4
Cable bend-radius restrictions............................................................................................................ 4
Thermal issues with cable routing....................................................................................................... 5
Routing fiber optic cable................................................................................................................... 5
Routing network cable ...................................................................................................................... 6
HP Cable Management Kit ................................................................................................................... 6
HP Factory Express services .................................................................................................................. 7
For more information............................................................................................................................ 8
Call to action ...................................................................................................................................... 8