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Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems 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 Contents Introduction ................................2 Section 1: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 With a Cable Management Arm (CMA) ......2 Connecting the CMA Cables to the System ..................2 Routing the Power Cables Through the Strain Reliefs ..............3 Routing the Cables Through the CMA ....................
If you are not using the CMA, following these procedures will ensure secure attachment and strain relief of the cables behind Best Practices the system. For guidelines on how to route cables within the rack, refer to the Dell Guide for Rack Enclosure white paper.
Refer to Section 3 for details on power supply replacement. Best Practices Guide for NOTE: For guidelines on how to route cables within the rack, refer to the Dell Rack Enclosures white paper 1.4 Left-Side Mounting Instructions...
Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems Figure 3: Routing the Cables Through the CMA NOTE: Do not store excess cable slack inside the CMA. The cable may protrude through the CMA, thus causing binding and potentially damaging the cable.
Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems 1.5 Right-Side Mounting Instructions 1. Install the CMA on the rear right side of the rails by attaching both CMA housings to the attachment brackets on the rails. 2. Route the cables through the CMA while avoiding twisting the cables. Use the hook and loop straps on the CMA to secure the cables.
Section 2: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 System Without a CMA NOTE: The CMA on Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 systems is optional. Without the CMA installed, the system must be powered down and all cables disconnected before it can be removed from the rack.
Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems Section 3: Replacing a Power Supply on a PowerEdge™ R715 System With a 3.1 Replacing a Power Supply with a Left-Side Mounted CMA If the bottom power supply must be replaced, then remove the tray from underneath the CMA CMA Installation Instructions provided with the CMA kit.