Sever tour: Cable management

The back of one of our racks, showing how the cable management arms can reduce the amount of cable clutter in the back of a rack, thus improving airflow.





A close-up view of the cable management arms behind a HP DL380g5 server. We prefer to tie cables down with Velcro instead of cable ties – Velcro is much easier to work with when re-cabling work needs to be done.





Cable management arms can be easily swung back, providing access to ports on the back of the server.

Next: Managing the server

The Full Tour
The HP DL360g5
Looking inside the server
Heatsink, CPU and fans
Memory, slots and graphics card
Power supply
Identifying the server, USB and LEDs
Other storage options
Managing the cables
Managing the server