Dell PowerEdge Rack Enclosure 2410 Cabling R715, PowerEdge Rack Enclosure 4620S Cabling R715 White Paper

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Dell PowerEdge Rack Enclosure 2410 Cabling R715, PowerEdge Rack Enclosure 4620S Cabling R715 White Paper

Cable Routing Procedures for

Dell™PowerEdge™R715Systems

A Dell™ Technical White Paper

Dell™ │ Datacenter Infrastructure Engineering

By Chris Kitten and Jose L. Flores

July 2010

Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems

THIS WHITE PAPER IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY, AND MAY CONTAIN TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECHNICAL INACCURACIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND.

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Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems

 

Contents

 

Introduction ...........................................................................................................................................................

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Section 1: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 With a Cable Management Arm (CMA)..........................

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1.1

Connecting the CMA Cables to the System .......................................................................................

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1.2

Routing the Power Cables Through the Strain Reliefs......................................................................

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1.3

Routing the Cables Through the CMA.................................................................................................

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1.4

Left-Side Mounting Instructions ...........................................................................................................

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1.5

Right-Side Mounting Instructions.........................................................................................................

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Section 2: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 System Without a CMA ....................................................

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2.1

Routing the Cables ..................................................................................................................................

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2.2

Removing the CMA Brackets for Shallow Racks ................................................................................

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Section 3: Replacing a Power Supply on a PowerEdge™ R715 System With a CMA ................................

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3.1

Replacing a Power Supply with a Left-Side Mounted CMA..............................................................

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3.2

Replacing a Power Supply with a Right-Side Mounted CMA ...........................................................

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Table of Figures

 

Figure 1: System with Cables Installed ..................................................................................................................

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Figure 2: Routing Power Cables Through the Strain Reliefs .............................................................................

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Figure 3: Routing the Cables Through the CMA .................................................................................................

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Figure 4: Left-Side Mounted CMA Installation.....................................................................................................

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Figure 5: Right-Side Mounted CMA Installation ..................................................................................................

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Figure 6: Cable Routing Without a CMA ...............................................................................................................

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Figure 7: Removing the CMA Brackets for Shallow Racks.................................................................................

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Figure 8: Replacing the Power Supply ...................................................................................................................

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