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2-10 Brocade SilkWorm 4100 Hardware Reference Manual

Publication Number: 53-0000563-02

Recommendations for Cable Management

Cables can be organized and managed in a variety of ways, such as by using cable channels or patch

panels. Following is a list of recommendations:

• Plan cable management before installing the switch in a rack.

• Leave at least one meter of slack for each port cable. This provides room to remove and replace

the switch, allows for inadvertent movement of the rack, and helps prevent the cables from

being bent to less than the minimum bend radius.

• If using Brocade ISL Trunking:

- It might be useful to group cables by trunking groups.

- The cables used in trunking groups must meet specific requirements. For a list of these

requirements, refer to the Brocade Fabric OS Features Guide.

• For easier maintenance, label the fiber-optic cables and record the devices to which they are

connected.

• Keep LEDs visible by routing port and other cables directly down or otherwise away from the

LEDs.

Mountain Standard -7,0

Mountain Daylight -6,0

Pacific Standard -8,0

Pacific Daylight -7,0

Alaskan Standard -9,0

Alaskan Daylight -8,0

Hawaiian Standard -10,0

Table 2-1 tsTimeZone Command Parameter Selection

Local Time tsTimeZone parameter (difference from UTC)

Caution

A 50-micron cable should not be bent to a radius less than 2 inches under full tensile load

and 1.2 inches with no tensile load.

Tie wraps are not recommended for optical cables because they are easily overtightened.