Cisco X2-10GB-SR Installation Notes page 16

Installing the 10-Gigabit Ethernet X2 Transceiver Module
Carefully route the InfiniBand network cable through the cable management brackets on your system.
Step 11
Figure 6
bracket or a vertical cable management bracket.
Note
Figure 6
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Cisco 10-Gigabit Ethernet X2 Transceiver Modules Installation Note
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shows how the InfiniBand cable should be routed through either a horizontal cable management
Make sure that you route the InfiniBand cable through cable management brackets to provide
adequate strain relief and cable support when cabling CX4 X2 transceiver modules. The
InfiniBand cable is heavy. Without proper support, the InfiniBand cable can cause the cable
connector to sag or skew. Misalignment between the cable connector and the transceiver module
connector can cause intermittent connections between the cable connector pins and the CX4 X2
transceiver module pins.
InfiniBand Cable Support
4X InfiniBand
connector
InfiniBand network
cable
management bracket
Horizontal cable
management bracket
CX4 X2 module
Vertical cable
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