We just received a bunch of 1U servers with cable managment arms (customer
ordered the arms) and I though I would appeal to the collective wisdom of
LOPSA. It has been years since I have used cable managment arms and even
then, they were on much larger systems. These are a bunch of 1U servers
that are going to have several cables coming off the back.
The plusses:
Cable management arms provide a nice horizontal support for cabling
The servers can be pulled out without disconnecting a bunch of cabling
The minuses:
Cable management arms are a pain to properly install cabling in
The extra layers of cabling can impede airflow, particularly in a 1U
form factor
Personally, I would prefer to not use them as I think the disadvantages
outweigh the advantages. Any thoughts pro or con?
-- Matt
It's not what I know that counts.
It's what I can remember in time to use.
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