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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
Data Center Infrastructure Engineering
March 2012
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  • Page 1 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...
  • Page 2 The content is provided as is, without express or implied warranties of any kind. © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Dell and its affiliates cannot be responsible for errors or omissions in typography or photography. Dell, the Dell logo, and PowerEdge are trademarks of Dell Inc. Other trademarks and trade names may be used in this document to refer to either the entities claiming the marks and names or their products.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    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...
  • Page 5: Routing The Power Cables Through The Strain Reliefs

    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.
  • Page 6: Section 2: Replacing A Power Supply On A Poweredge T620 System With A Cma

    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.
  • Page 7: Section 3: Cabling A Poweredge T620 System Without A Cma

    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.