Installing the rack rail hook-and-loop strap

The rack rail hook-and-loop strap can be installed on either the left or right rack rail. Hewlett Packard Enterprise recommends installing it on the left rack rail for better cable management.

To install the rack rail hook-and-loop strap:

1. Install the server into the rack.
2. Install the rack rail hook-and-loop strap:
   1. Hold the rear panel cables against the rack rail, and then wrap the strap around the rack rail.

      CAUTION: To prevent thermal or mechanical obstruction on full-length servers installed in the rack, the extra length and buckle part of the strap must be facing the outside of the rack rail.

   2. Loop the end of the hook-and-loop strap through the buckle.

      

   When multiple hook-and-loop straps are used in the same rack, stagger the strap location, so that the straps are adjacent to each other when viewed from top to bottom. This positioning will enable the rack rail to slide easily in and out of the rack.