Method of adapting an electronic equipment enclosure for cable management

A method of adapting an electronic equipment enclosure for cable management, the method comprising:

• providing the electronic equipment enclosure having a frame structure at least partially enclosed by a plurality of panels, wherein a first panel of the plurality of panels includes one or more panel knockouts arranged interiorly of outer edges of the first panel, and wherein each of the one or more panel knockouts is connected to the first panel at one or more attachment points;
• removing a first panel knockout of the one or more panel knockouts by severing a connection between the first panel knockout and the first panel at the one or more attachment points, thereby providing an access opening through the first panel to an interior of the electronic equipment enclosure;
• installing a first frame member of a split brush assembly at a first side of the access opening such that a first set of bristles covers a first portion of the access opening;
• and
• installing a second frame member of the split brush assembly at a second side of the access opening such that a second set of bristles covers a second portion of the access opening.