Owner's manual

CablingtheDell™PowerEdge™R610
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CablingaPowerEdgeR610withoutaCMA
NOTE:TheCMAontheDellPowerEdgeR610isoptional.WithouttheCMAinstalled,thesystemmustbepowered
downandallcablesdisconnectedbeforeitcanberemovedfromtherack.
3.1RoutingtheCables
1. Pluginallapplicablecablestotherearofthesystem,verifyingthatallconnectionsaresecure.
2. Usingthehookandloopstrapssuppliedwiththerailkit,bundlethecablesandsecurethemtoeithertheleft
railorrightrailCMAattachmentbracketsasdescribedinthe
RackInstallationGuide.SeeFigure7foran
exampleofpowercablessecuredtotheleftCMAbracketanddatacablessecuredtotherightCMAbracket.
3. Itisrecommendedthatthecablesbesecuredtotheouterbrackets,butcablesmaybesecuredtotheinner
bracketsif
desired.
Figure7:CableRoutingWithoutaCMA
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3.1 RemovingtheCMABracketsforShallowRacks
Ifyouareinstallingthesystemintoashallowrack(lessthan1mdeep)andyouwillnotbeinstallingaCMA,the
outerCMAbracketsmayberemoved,enablingtherailstofitintotherack.RemovetheouterCMAbracketsby
removingbothscrewswitha#2Philipsscrewdriver
asshowninFigure8.
Figure8:RemovingtheCMABracketsforShallowRacks
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