White Paper

CablingtheDell™PowerEdge™R710
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Introduction
Thiswhitepaperdescribesrecommendedcableroutingprocedures,bothwithandwithouttheoptionalCable
ManagementArm(CMA)fortheDell™PowerEdge™R710inthefollowingracks:
• PowerEdge4210
• PowerEdge2410
• PowerEdge4220
• PowerEdge2420
IfusingtheoptionalCMA,followingtheseprocedureswillallowyouto
extendthesystemfromtherackforservice
withoutpoweringdownordisconnectingthecables.IfnotusingtheCMA,followingtheseprocedureswillensure
secureattachmentandstrainreliefofthecablesbehindthesystem.Forguidelinesonhowtoroutecableswithin
therack,refertotheDell
WhitePaper“BestPracticesGuideforRackEnclosures.”
CablingaPowerEdgeR710withCMA
ThissectiondetailshowtocableaPowerEdgeR710usingaCMA.Ifyouarecablingthesystemwithoutthe
optionalCMA,pleasereferto“CablingaPowerEdgeR710WithoutaCMA”laterinthiswhitepaper.
FollowtheinstructionscontainedintheRackInstallationGuidefoundintherailkit
toinstalltheserverintothe
rackandtoinstallthecables.AllillustrationsinthefollowingsectionswerecreatedusingaPowerEdgeR710.
NOTE:ThePowerEdgeR710isnotcompatiblewithprevious‐generationrailsandCMAs.
2.1InstallingtheCablestotheSystem
AttachtheCMAtraytothebackoftherailsasdescribedintheCMAInstallationInstructionsprovidedintheCMA
kit.Pluginallapplicablecablestotherearofthesystem.Verifythatallconnectionsaresecure.SeeFigure1.
Figure1:SystemwithCablesInstalled
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