Summarized cleanly on ServerFault: http://serverfault.com/a/429563/13325
* I still use cable management arm on servers that have hot-swap RAM, PCI, etc. inside the chassis. This is rare today. * Storage servers/enclosures like the Sun x4540<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Fire_X4500>, where you need access to running disks inside the chassis. -- Edmund White e...@ewwhite.net On 4/10/13 10:10 AM, "Matt Lawrence" <m...@technoronin.com<mailto:m...@technoronin.com>> wrote: 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. _______________________________________________ Tech mailing list Tech@lists.lopsa.org<mailto:Tech@lists.lopsa.org> https://lists.lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/tech This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
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