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CablingtheDell™PowerEdge™R710
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2.2RoutethePowerCablesThroughtheStrainReliefs
Afterthetrayandcablesareinstalled,routethepowercablesthroughthestrainreliefslocatedonthepower
supplyhandlesasshowninFigure2.
Figure2:RoutingPowerCablesThroughtheStrainReliefs
2.3RoutingtheCablesThroughtheCMA
NOTE:TheCMAcanbeinstalledoneithertherightorleftrearsideoftherails.MountingtheCMAontheside
oppositethepowersupplies(leftsidemount)isrecommended;otherwise,theCMAmustbedisconnectedinorder
toremovetheouterpowersupply.Referto“ReplacingaPower
SupplyonaPowerEdgeR710withCMA”laterin
thiswhitepaperfordetailsonpowersupplyreplacement.
NOTE:Forguidelinesonhowtoroutecableswithintherack,refertotheDellWhitePaper“BestPracticesGuide
forRackEnclosure”.
LeftSideMountingInstructions
1. InstalltheCMAon
theleftrearsideoftherailsbyattachingbothCMAhousingstotheattachmentbracketson
therails.SeeFigure3.
2. RoutethecablesthroughtheCMAwhilekeepinganytwistingofthecablestoaminimum.Ifthecablebundle
includesaKVMdongle,placethedongleinside
theCMAbasket.UsethehookandloopstrapsontheCMAto
securethecables.