Patent ID: 11916331
Assignee: HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 16:
17. A method comprising:
removing a plurality of connector terminals attached to signal transmission cables, respectively, from a plurality of active physical ports of an electronic device, during a maintenance activity for the electronic device, each of the active physical ports having a shape, a relative position, and an associated visual identifier uniquely identifying the active physical port;
inserting each of the connector terminals into a corresponding passive physical port on a retaining module that has a relative position, a shape, and an associated visual identifier which correspond to the relative position, the shape, and the visual identifier of the active physical port from which the respective connector terminal was removed, wherein each of the passive physical ports is not electrically coupled to any circuitry in the retaining module; and
upon completion of the maintenance activity, removing each of the connector terminals from the passive physical ports and re-inserting each of the connector terminals into the corresponding active physical port of the electronic device.