Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management arm

Remove the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management arm that routes and secures the power cables and other cables.

The parts involved in removing the cable-management arm are shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management arm, support rails, and associated parts

Table 1. Cable-management arm and associated parts descriptions and quantities

Reference	Description	Quantity
1	Slide rail (left)	1
2	Slide rail (right)	1
3	Large cable tie	1
4	Cable ties	5
5	M6 screws	4
6	10-32 screws	2
7	Cable-management support arm	1
8	Cable-management arm mounting bracket	1
9	Cable-management arm stop bracket	1
10	Cable-management arm assembly	1

The cable-management arm is installed to pivot from the left side of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 rack.

To remove the cable-management arm, perform the following steps:

1. Remove all power from the node, as described in MAP 5350: Powering off a SAN Volume Controller node.
2. Disconnect all cables from the back of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node.
3. Slide the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 away from the back of the rack.
   1. Remove any optional M6 screws, as shown by  1  in Figure 2, from the front of the node.
   2. To release the node from the rack, press the orange release latches  2  and slide the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 node forward until it latches in the service position.
   Figure 2. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 release latches and mounting screws

   
4. Disconnect the power cords and other cables from the cable-management arm.
   1. Remove the cable ties or hook-and-loop fasteners.
   2. Free the cables and power cords from the cable-management arm, as shown by  1  in Figure 3.
   Figure 3. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cables in the cable-management arm

   
5. Remove the cable-management arm from the support arm.
   1. Pull out the cable-management arm pin, as shown by  3  in Figure 4, then slide the cable-management arm tab out of the slot  4  on the outside of the slide rail.
   2. Pull the tab until it is free.
   3. Pull out the other cable-management arm pin  1 , then slide the cable-management arm tab  2  out of the slot on the inside of the slide rail.
   4. Pull the tab until it is free.
   Figure 4. SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management arm on the support arm

   
6. Remove the cable-management mounting bracket from the same slide rail onto which the cable-management arm was installed.

   The cable-management support arm is not shown in Figure 5.

   Pull out the mounting bracket pin  1  and slide the mounting bracket  2  out of the left slide rail. Pull the bracket from the slide rail until it is free.

   Figure 5. Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management arm mounting bracket

   
7. To free the swing end of the support arm from the backside of the slide rail, push the blue latch on the cable-support-arm stop bracket on the right rail to open the cable-management arm, pivoting the arm on the left rail, as shown by  1  in Figure 6, and then slide the bracket  2  from the slide rail.
   Figure 6. Freeing the swing end of the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 support arm

   
8. Remove the L-shaped cable-management stop bracket on the unattached end of the support arm. Turn the bracket, as shown by  1  in Figure 7 to free it from the support arm. Then lift the cable-management stop bracket  2  from the support arm.
   Figure 7. Removing the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management stop bracket

   
9. Disconnect the attached end of the support arm, as shown by  1  in Figure 8, from the same slide rail from which you detached the cable-management arm.
   Figure 8. Detaching the SAN Volume Controller 2145-CF8 cable-management support arm