Installing Network Cables - Dell PowerEdge C8000 Setup Manual

Figure 10: C8220, C8220X GPU
and C8220X compute sleds.
A quick and easy guide to setting up the Dell PowerEdge C8000

Installing network cables

Each compute sled has two embedded 1Gb NIC connectors on the front of the
sled. Figure 10 shows a single bay C8220 sled, a dual bay C8220x GPU sled, and a dual
bay C8220x compute sled. Depending on the required bandwidth, these ports should be
connected to your network switch. We connected both NIC ports to our network switch
to allow for maximum bandwidth and configuration options as shown in Figure 11.
Use various lengths of Ethernet cable to ensure neat cabling. For example, use
14' cables for the chassis in the bottom of the rack, use 7' to 10' cables for the middle
and upper chassis, and use 5' lengths of Ethernet cable for the chassis mounted closest
to the switch. Group cables by function for better serviceability.
Figure 11: Ethernet cable installation with 1Gb NIC connectors.
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