1.5 Bundling Cables
When bundling RDMA Network Fabric cables in groups, use hook-and-loop straps to keep cables organized. If possible, use color-coordinated straps to help identify cables and their routing. Splitter and C-4 copper conductor cables are fairly thick and heavy for their length. Consider the retention strength of the hook-and-loop straps when supporting cables. Bundle as few cables as reasonably possible. If the cables break free of their straps and fall free, the cables might break internally when they strike the floor or from sudden changes in tension.
Bundle the cables using many hook-and-loop straps. Oracle recommends that no more than eight cables be bundled together.
Place the hook-and-loop straps as close together as reasonably possible, for example, one strap every foot (0.3 m). If a cable breaks free from a strap, then the cable cannot fall far before it is retained by another strap.