Dell R415 manual

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    C a b l e R o u ti n g P r o c e d u r e s f o r D e l l™ P o w e r E d g e ™ R 4 15 S y s te m s A Del l ™ Techn i ca l W h i t e P ap er By Gr eg H end er so n, Chr i s K i t t en a nd Jos e L . Fl or es Del l ™ │ Dat acen t er I n f r ast r u ct u r e Eng i n eer i ng M ar ch 201 1[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page ii THIS WHITE PAPER IS F OR INFORMATIONAL P URPOSES ONLY, A ND MAY CONTAIN TYP OGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND TECH NICAL INACCURA CIES. THE CONTENT IS PROVIDED AS IS, WI THOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRA NTIES OF ANY KIN D. © 2011 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Repro duction of t his mate[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 1 Contents Introduction ................................................................................................................................ ............................... 2 Section 1: Cabling a D ell™ PowerEdge™ R415 Wit h a Cable Managem ent Arm (CMA) .......[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 2 Introduction This white paper co vers recommended c able routing proc edures for the Dell™ Po werEdge™ R4 15 system in the foll owing racks:  PowerEdge™ 24 10  PowerEdge™ 42 10  PowerEdge™ 24 20  PowerEdge™ 42 20 (including wide and deep versions)  [...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 3 1.2 Installing the Inner C MA Attachment Br acket As described in the Rack Installation Instr uctions, locate and attach the appropri ate inner CMA attachment bracket based on which side you wish to mount the CMA. Use the brack et marked “A” for mounting the CMA on the le[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 4 NOTE: For guidelines o n how to route cables within the rack, refer to the Dell Best Practices Guide for Rack Enclosur es white paper . 1.5 Left-Side Mountin g Instructions 1. Install the CMA on the r ear left side of the rails by attac hing both CMA housings to the att achme[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 5 Figure 5: Attaching the KVM Dongle to the CMA Basket 4. Once you have routed all t he cables through the CMA, dress the cable slack between the back of the system and the e ntrance of the CMA using the tie wraps (sho wn in yellow in all illustr ations) provided in the CMA kit[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 6 Figure 6: Left-Side Mounted CMA Installation (Preferred) 1.6 Right-Side Mount ing Instructions Install the CMA on the rear right side of the rails by attaching both CMA housings to the attachment brackets on the rails. Follo w steps 2-6 from the lef t-side mou nting instructi[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 7 Section 2: Cabling a Dell™ Powe rEdge™ R41 5 System Withou t a CMA NOTE : The CMA o n Dell™ PowerEd ge™ R415 syste ms is optional. Wit hout the CMA install ed, the system must be po wered down and all cables disconnected before it can be removed fro m the rack. 2.1 Ro[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 8 Figure 9: Removing the CMA Brackets for Shallo w Racks Section 3: Replacin g a Power Supply o n a PowerEdge™ R415 System With a CMA 1. Remove the tray from und erneath the CMA as described in the CMA Install ation Instructions provided with the CM A kit. 2. Swing the CMA in[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 9 Figure 10 : Disconnecting the Inner CMA Attachment Bracket Figure 11 : Replacing the Outer Power Supply Section 4: Cabling a PowerEdge™ R415 System Installed in Stati c Rails NOTE: The CMA is compatible with the sliding rails only, not the static rails. 1. Follow the instru[...]

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    Cable Routing P r ocedures for Dell ™ PowerEd ge™ R415 Systems Page 10 4. Using the hook and loop s traps, bundle the cables and secure them to eit her the left rail or right rail as described in the Rack Install ation Instructions . See Figure 12 for an example of data cables that ar e secured to the left r ail and power cables that are sec ur[...]