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CablingtheDell™PowerEdge™R710

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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6foran

exampleofpowercablessecuredto

therightCMAbracketanddatacablessecuredtotheleft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6:CableRoutingWithoutaCMA

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ReplacingaPowerSupplyonaPowerEdgeR710withCMA

1. RemovethetrayfromundertheCMAasdescribedintheCMAInstallationInstructionsprovidedwiththeCMA

kit.

2. SwingtheCMAintotheserviceposition.

3. Disconnectthepowercordfromthepowersupplyanddisengagethestrainrelief.

4. Removeandreplacethepowersupply

a. If

theCMAisattachedtotherightsideandtheouterpowersupplyneedstobereplaced,theinner

CMAattachmenthousingwillneedtobedisconnected.WhilesupportingtheCMAwithonehand,

removeandreplacethepowersupplywiththeotherhandasshowninFigure7.

IftheCMAisattachedtotherightsideandtheinnerpowersupplyneedstobereplaced,theCMA

doesnotneedtobedisconnected.

c. IftheCMAisattachedtotheleftside,bothpowersuppliescanberemovedwithoutdisconnecting

theCMA.

5. Pluginthepower

cord.

6. Re‐engagethestrainrelief.

7. ReplacetheCMAsupporttray.

8. ReturntheCMAtotheclosed(retracted)position.

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