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Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R810 Systems
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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Section 1: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R810 With a Cable Management Arm (CMA) ......................... 2
1.1 Connecting the CMA Cables to the System ....................................................................................... 2
1.2 Routing the Power Cables Through the Strain Reliefs ...................................................................... 3
1.3 Routing the Cables Through the CMA ................................................................................................. 3
1.4 Left-Side Mounting Instructions ........................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Right-Side Mounting Instructions ......................................................................................................... 5
Section 2: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R810 System Without a CMA .................................................... 6
2.1 Routing the Cables .................................................................................................................................. 6
2.2 Removing the CMA Brackets for Shallow Racks ................................................................................ 6
Section 3: Replacing a Power Supply on a PowerEdge™ R810 System With a CMA ................................ 7
3.1 Replacing a Power Supply with a Left-Side Mounted CMA .............................................................. 7
3.2 Replacing a Power Supply with a Right-Side Mounted CMA ........................................................... 7
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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