Apple Xserve (Original) - Manual (Page 33)

Installing Your Server in a Rack 33
7 Slide the brace forward or backward so that the flat end of the brace is flush with the back
rail of the rack and screw the brace’s flange to the rail.
Note: If you are installing the cable-management arm and your server is the same depth as
your rack (or within an inch of it), only attach the brace to the rail on the left side of the
server (as you face the back panel). You attach the cable-management arm along with the
brace at the right rear of the server.
8 Attach the second bracket and brace, as described in steps 3 through 7.
Note: If your rack is deeper than the server, the braces and brackets extend beyond the
server’s back panel to the rack’s rails.
Install the Cable-Management Arm
Xserve has a cable-management arm that allows you to open the server without
disconnecting cables. In addition, this device supports the cables and relieves strain on the
server’s back-panel connectors.
If your rack is the same depth as the server (or an inch or so deeper), you attach the cable-
management arm to one rear post of the rack. If your rack is several inches deeper than the
server, you attach the cable-management arm to one of the braces that supports the back of
the server.
The steps that follow explain how to install the cable-management arm either to the rack or
to the brace.
Attach the cover to the
two rear rack mounting
posts using four of the
screws provided.
Important To open the server with the cables attached, you must install and use the cable-
management arm.