Connecting A Mini-Sas Cable; Removing A Mini-Sas Cable - IBM DS3500 Installation, User & Maintenance Manual

Attention:
precautions:
v When you route the cable along a folding cable-management arm, leave enough
v Route the cable away from places where it can be damaged by other devices in
v Do not put excess weight on the cable at the connection point. Make sure that
To connect a mini-SAS cable, insert the mini-SAS connector into a mini-SAS port.
Make sure that it locks into place.
Figure 18. Connecting a mini-SAS cable
To remove a mini-SAS cable, complete the following steps:
1. Put one finger into the hole on the blue plastic tab on the mini-SAS connector
Figure 19. Removing a mini-SAS cable
2. As you pull on the tab, pull out the connector to remove it from the port.
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To avoid damage to the SAS cables, consider the following
slack in the cable.
the rack.
the cable is well supported.
and gently pull on the tab to release the locking mechanism.
Blue plastic tab