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Cable Routing Procedures for Dell PowerEdge T620 Systems Cable Routing Procedures for Dell™ PowerEdge™ T620 Systems This Dell Technical White Paper explains the best practices for routing and securing the cables exiting the back of the T620 systems. Greg Henderson and Jose L. Flores...
Cable Routing Procedures for Dell PowerEdge T620 Systems Contents Introduction ......................4 Section 1: Cabling a PowerEdge T620 with a CMA ..............4 1.1. Connecting the cables to the system ..............4 1.2. Routing the power cables through the strain reliefs ..........5 1.3.
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 Best Practices Guide for Rack Enclosure white paper. For additional details regarding potential interferences between the CMA and...
Cable Routing Procedures for Dell PowerEdge T620 Systems 1.2. Routing the power cables through the strain reliefs After you have installed the tray and cables, route the power cables through the strain reliefs located on the power supply handles as shown in Figure 2.
Cable Routing Procedures for Dell PowerEdge T620 Systems 4. Once you have routed all of the cables through the CMA, dress the cable slack between the back of the system and the entrance of the CMA using the tie wraps provided in the CMA kit.
Section 3: Cabling a PowerEdge T620 system without a CMA NOTE: The CMA for Dell PowerEdge T620 is optional. Without the CMA installed, the system must be powered down and all cables disconnected before it can be extended out of the rack.