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Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 Systems
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Contents
Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................... 2
Section 1: Cabling a Dell™ PowerEdge™ R715 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™ R715 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™ R715 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 .................................................................................................................. 2
Figure 2: Routing Power Cables Through the Strain Reliefs ............................................................................. 3
Figure 3: Routing the Cables Through the CMA ................................................................................................. 4
Figure 4: Left-Side Mounted CMA Installation ..................................................................................................... 4
Figure 5: Right-Side Mounted CMA Installation .................................................................................................. 5
Figure 6: Cable Routing Without a CMA ............................................................................................................... 6
Figure 7: Removing the CMA Brackets for Shallow Racks ................................................................................. 6
Figure 8: Replacing the Power Supply ................................................................................................................... 7
