Yeah, being fairly new to SAS connectors in general, it surprises me that they’re not better engineered to prevent something like this from happening. Seems like it could be a fairly common issue from how easily this one snapped.

Thank you,

-- Ryland

From: George Metz
Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 11:49 AM
To: North American Network Operators' Group
Subject: Re: Broken Mini-SAS cable removal?

One of the best DACs I've ever had - and I wish I could find them or
the manufacturer again - was one with a relatively thick metal T push
bar that you had to push in towards the switch to release the latch.
Almost impossible to break, and nearly as impossible to accidentally
get unplugged.

On Fri, Apr 23, 2021 at 12:20 PM Alain Hebert <ahebert@pubnix.net> wrote:
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>     Hi,
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>     That happened to me more often with the DAC cables I had the displeasure to deal with.
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>     And yeah got old valve gap feeler gauge to the rescue =D
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> On 4/23/21 11:51 AM, Ryland Kremeier wrote:
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> Hit the wrong reply button before, but we were able to get it removed by unscrewing the top latch and removing that first at an angle. Then the connector was able to be pulled straight out. Plastic was very thin on the pull tab and it snapped without much resistance.
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> Thank you,
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> -- Ryland
>
>
>
> From: Eric Litvin
> Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 10:49 AM
> To: Joe Klein
> Cc: nanog@nanog.org
> Subject: Re: Broken Mini-SAS cable removal?
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>
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> Joe’s response is spot on. I would also suggest you look at the “latching finger” mechanism on a spare,  then apply some of the techniques Joe suggests.
>
> Eric
> Luma optics
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Apr 23, 2021, at 8:27 AM, Joe Klein <joe.klein@mischoice.com> wrote:
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> > Try shim stock or a feeler gauge between the plug and socket to work the latching fingers. This isn't something that I've tried specifically in this case.
> >
> > You might need to put a notch in the stock or feeler gauge so that you can work the fingers from the backside. Kinda like that old trick of using a credit card to prise a door latch, except this should work since there's no deadlatch. :)
> >
> > You might also try gently twisting a small screwdriver or spudger stick between the plug and socket too to increase the gap between the socket and plug.
> >
> > -joe
> >
> > From: NANOG <nanog-bounces+joe.klein=mischoice.com@nanog.org> On Behalf Of Ryland Kremeier
> > Sent: Friday, April 23, 2021 09:31
> > To: nanog@nanog.org
> > Subject: Broken Mini-SAS cable removal?
> >
> >
> >  External Mail
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> > Anyone here have experience removing a mini-SAS cable when the plastic tab has broken off? Tried checking online but couldn't find anything.
> >
> > Thank you,
> > -- Ryland
> >
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