Cable wall brackets replacement
Use this information to remove and install the full-height or half-height cable wall brackets.
For most server models, your server comes with half-height cable wall brackets at both side of the system
board. If you need to upgrade your server to 32 NVMe drives, you need to replace the half-height cable wall
brackets with full-height cable wall brackets for cable routing. The full-height cable wall brackets come with
the 32 NVMe cable kit.
• “Remove the half-height cable wall brackets” on page 201
• “Install the full-height cable wall brackets” on page 203
Remove the half-height cable wall brackets
Use this information to remove the half-height cable wall brackets.
About this task
Attention:
• Read “Installation Guidelines” on page 185 to ensure that you work safely.
• Power off the server and disconnect all power cords for this task.
• Prevent exposure to static electricity, which might lead to system halt and loss of data, by keeping static-
sensitive components in their static-protective packages until installation, and handling these devices with
an electrostatic-discharge wrist strap or other grounding system.
A video for this task is available at:
• Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYV5R7hVcs-DqVplE36HIvdM_sq_Auw3U
• Youku: https://list.youku.com/albumlist/show/id_59643657.html
Procedure
Step 1. Prepare your server.
a. Remove the top cover. See “Remove the top cover” on page 376.
b. If your server comes with an air baffle or middle cage, remove it first.
• “Remove the air baffle” on page 196
• “Remove the middle drive cage” on page 271
c. Remove the fan cage. See “Remove the system fan cage” on page 368.
d. Record all the cables that are passing through the cable wall brackets and disconnect them.
Step 2. Remove the half-height cable wall brackets.
Chapter 4. Hardware replacement procedures 201
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