B-Line SB862810S078SL Eaton series open frame racks, 72.625" height, 7" length, 10" width, Aluminum, RCM rack mounted vertical cable manager single sided, Direct pdu mounting, Low density plastic gate, Silver powder coat

Footprint is 10 inches wide by 7 inches deep. In a row of open frame racks that 10 inches is the horizontal space it consumes between or beside frames, and the 7 inch dimension is the channel depth for routed cable. Budget for it in your aisle layout, because a 10 inch manager between every pair of racks adds up fast in a tight room.

Single sided. The RCM rack mounted vertical manager routes and covers cable on one face only, so it suits a rack against a wall or a row where you only dress the front. If you need cable managed on both the front and rear faces of the same channel, a single sided unit will leave the back exposed.

The gate style on the SB862810S078SL is a low density plastic gate: molded fingers that hold cable in the channel and open to let you drop new runs in without unthreading bundles. Low density means fewer, wider gate openings, which is fine for moderate copper counts and patching that changes occasionally. High volume MDF or cross-connect fields with dense Cat6 bundles are better served by a higher density gate arrangement, which gives more discrete exit points and tighter bundle separation.

The body is aluminum with a silver powder coat finish; the gate and trim components are black plastic. At 10.8 pounds it is light enough for one person to hang. Aluminum with silver powder coat matches typical aluminum open frame relay racks rather than black steel enclosures, so if your room is standardized on black, this unit will stand out.

It ships as the vertical cable section with push in fasteners for assembly to the rack. Nothing else is included, so PDUs, patch panels, hook and loop wraps, and any rack-to-rack joining hardware are separate line items on your order.

They do different jobs. Horizontal managers dress the short jumpers across a single panel; a vertical manager like the SB862810S078SL carries the trunk bundles up and down the full 72.625 inch height of the frame and between adjacent racks. On an open frame rack with several panels and switches, skipping the vertical channel is what leaves cable draped across the uprights and blocking access to gear.