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CablingtheDell™PowerEdge™R710
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Figure3:RoutingtheCablesThroughtheCMA
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3. OnceallthecablesareroutedthroughtheCMA,dressthecablesbetweenthebackofthesystemandthe
entranceoftheCMAwiththetiewrapsprovidedintheCMAkit.Thetiewrapsareshowninyellowinall
illustrations.
4. Clip
offtheexcesslengthofmaterialfromthetiewrapsandmakesurethatthetiewrapsarepositionedto
avoidinterferencewithadjacentsystems.
5. ReturntheCMAtotheclosed(retracted)position.
6. Extendthesystemfromtheracktoverifythereissufficientslackinthecablesat
boththeentranceandexitof
theCMA.
7. SeeFigure4foranexampleofacompletedleftsidemountedCMAinstallation.
Cables entering CMA should
have a small amount of slack
to avoid cable strain when
CMA is extended.
NOTE: Do not store excess
cable slack inside the CMA.
The cable may protrude
through the CMA causing
binding and potentially
damaging the cable.