Dell R520- Manuals

Page 3 - Contents

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 3 Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................. 4 Section 1: Cabling a PowerEdge R520 system with a CMA .....................................................

Page 4 - Introduction; Connecting the cables to the system; System with cables installed

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 4 Introduction This white paper covers recommended cable routing procedures for the Dell™ PowerEdge™ R520 system in the following racks: • PowerEdge 2410, 4210 • PowerEdge 2420, 4220, 4820 (including wide and deep versions) • PowerEdge Ener...

Page 5 - Routing the power cables through the strain reliefs; Installing the inner CMA attachment bracket

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 5 1.2. Routing the power cables through the strain reliefs After you have installed the tray and cables, route the power cable(s) through the strain relief(s) located on the power supply handle(s) as shown in Figures 2 & 3. Routing powe...

Page 6 - Attaching the inner CMA attachment bracket

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 6 Attaching the inner CMA attachment bracket Figure 4. 1.3.2. Left-side mounting instructions 1. Install the CMA on the rear left side of the rails by attaching both CMA housings to the attachment brackets on the rails. 2. Route the cables ...

Page 7 - Right-side mounting instructions

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 7 6. Extend the system out of the rack to verify that there is sufficient slack in the cables on both ends of the CMA. See Figure 6 for an example of a completed left-side mounted CMA installation. Left-side mounted CMA installation (prefer...

Page 8 - Replacing a hot swap power supply with a left-side mounted CMA; Replacing a hot swap power supply with a right-side mounted CMA

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 8 Section 2: Replacing a hot swap power supply on a PowerEdge R520 system with a CMA 2.1. Replacing a hot swap power supply with a left-side mounted CMA 1. Swing the CMA to its service position as described in the CMA Installation Instructi...

Page 9 - Disconnecting the CMA attachment housings

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 9 Disconnecting the CMA attachment housings Figure 8. Replacing a hot swap power supply Figure 9.

Page 10 - Routing the cables; Cable routing on sliding rails without a CMA; Removing the outer CMA brackets for shallow racks

Cable Routing Procedures for the Dell PowerEdge R520 System 10 Section 3: Cabling a PowerEdge R520 system on sliding rails without a CMA NOTE: The CMA for the Dell PowerEdge R520 system is optional. Without the CMA installed, the system must be powered down and all cables disconnected before it can ...