Cable assembly management elements and fixture

A kit of a plurality of the pluggable identifier elements for use in replacing an electronic components, the electronic component having a plurality of first and second receptacles, the first receptacles having a first cross-section configured to receive a first connector therein, the second receptacles having a second cross-section configured to receive a second connector therein, the first and second receptacles being differently configured, the kit of pluggable identifier elements comprising:

• a plurality of first pluggable identifier elements, each first pluggable identifier element having a pluggable end generally corresponding to the cross-section of the first receptacles to permit insertion of the pluggable end into one of the first receptacles;
• a plurality of second pluggable identifier elements, each second pluggable identifier element having a pluggable end generally corresponding to the cross-section of the second receptacles to permit insertion of the pluggable end into one of the second receptacles;
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• each of the first and second pluggable identifier elements further including an element indicia, the element indicia of each of the first and second pluggable identifier elements being unique relative to other element indicia of the first and second pluggable identifier elements.

A method of replacing an electronic component, comprising:

• a) providing an electronic component having a plurality of receptacles and a plurality of cable assemblies, each cable assembly having a connector disposed in one of the receptacles;
• b) providing a plurality of the pluggable identifier elements, each pluggable identifier element being pluggable into one of the receptacles and including an element indicia, each element indicia being unique relative to other element indicia;
• c) removing one of the connectors from one of the receptacles to define a vacant receptacle;
• d) associating the cable assembly of the removed connector with an indicia, each indicia being unique relative to other indicia, and each indicia corresponding to one of the element indicia;
• e) plugging one of the pluggable identifier elements into the vacant receptacle, the pluggable identifier element including the element indicia corresponding to the indicia associated with the cable assembly of the removed connector;
• f) repeating steps c)-e) until all connectors have been removed from the electronic component;
• g) providing a replacement electronic component having a plurality of additional receptacles, each additional receptacle corresponding to one of the receptacles;
• h) transferring each pluggable identifier element from one of the receptacles of the electronic component to a corresponding additional receptacle of the replacement electronic component;
• i) removing one of the pluggable identifier elements from one of the additional receptacles to define a vacant additional receptacle;
• j) plugging the connector of the cable assembly associated with the indicia corresponding to the element indicia of the removed pluggable identifier element into the vacant additional receptacle;
• k) repeating steps i)-j) until all connectors have been plugged into the additional electronic component.