2 Installing the Cable Management Bracket

Figure 2-1shows the correct orientation of the cable management bracket that you must install before connecting the cables to the InfiniBand switch. The bracket provides strain relief for the InfiniBand ports, and maintains the correct minimum cable bend radius.

Note:

One cable management kit is required for each InfiniBand switch.

2.1 Installing the Cable Management Bracket

To install the cable management bracket, follow these steps:

1.Align the cable management bracket (callout 2 in Figure 2-1) in the same “U” location as the InfiniBand switch.

Note:

The location of the cable management bracket depends on the rack position occupied by the InfiniBand switch.

2.Using the top hole in the same “U” location as the InfiniBand switch, fasten the cable management bracket (callout 2 in Figure 2-1) to the rear rack columns (callout 1 in Figure 2-1) by using two M6 pan-head screws (callout 3 in Figure 2-1) and tighten them to the specified torque (see Table 1-1).

Figure 2-1 Mounting the Cable Management Bracket

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2.2 Installing the Releasable Cable Ties to Secure the InfiniBand Cables

To install the InfiniBand cables and secure them with the releasable cable ties, follow these steps:

Note:

For instructions on how to install cables in the InfiniBand switch or remove cables from the InfiniBand switch, read the installation guide for the InfiniBand switch type that you installed.

1.Looking in from the rear of the rack, install one InfiniBand cable in the top left port and the other cable in the bottom left port of the InfiniBand switch (see Figure 2-2).

2.Secure two of the InfiniBand cables at a time (callout 3 in Figure 2-2) to the cable management bracket by sliding the releasable cable tie down through the second slot from the left on the

2.1 Installing the Cable Management Bracket

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